Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xxi, 216 p. ; 21 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Nothing to me / Sophia Gould -- My father's eyes / Tristan Taormino -- Promise of dessert / Julie Diana Rawley -- Sexual healing / Noelle Howey -- Acting lessons / Peter Snow -- I remember reaching for Michael's hand / Stefan Lynch -- My mother and the nun / Kelley Conway -- Moral fabrics / Jennifer DiMarco -- Freak / Morgan Green, with Ellen Samuels -- Translations / Jeffrey Wright, with Christopher Healy -- Smile and say nothing / Ian Wheeler-Nicholson -- Father's day / Maria De La O -- Plain truth / Meema Spadola -- She'll always be my daddy / Laurie Cicotello -- Tambourine dancer / Rivka Solomon -- Charlotte / Meagan Rosser -- Getting closer / Laura Zee -- Turning inward / Kris Giesing -- Home movie / Becky Parker -- Rites of passage / Daniel Belasco -- Perils of knowing / Alysia Abbott. |
Summary |
"Out of the Ordinary" is a collection of essays by teen and adult children of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents. The essays provide insight into numerous topics on dealing with a parent's sexuality while figuring out one's own. |
Awards |
Lambda Literary Award, 2000 |
Subject |
Children of gay parents.
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Children of transsexual parents.
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Gay fathers -- Family relationships.
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Lesbian mothers -- Family relationships.
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Bisexual parents -- Family relationships.
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Transsexual parents -- Family relationships.
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Added Author |
Howey, Noelle.
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Samuels, Ellen Jean.
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ISBN |
0312244894 |
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