Claiming a Place at the Family Table: Gay and Lesbian Families in the 21st Century

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Micucci
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
The Family ◽  
Lesbian Families ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Families

9. Gay and Lesbian Families and Tourism

2012 ◽  
pp. 125-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Hughes ◽  
Carol Southall
Keyword(s):  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Lesbian Families ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Families

scholarly journals Gay and Lesbian Families in the Early Childhood Classroom: Evaluation of an Online Professional Development Course

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Beren
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Early Childhood Classroom ◽  
Lesbian Families ◽  
Professional Development Training ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Families ◽  
Development Course ◽  
Same Sex Parents

Including families is an important theme in the early childhood classroom. Teachers, however, report feeling unprepared when a child’s family is composed of same-sex parents. Gay and lesbian families, in turn, feel invisible, silenced, and excluded. Overall, the topic is rarely covered in teacher education programs—in response, an online course on gay and lesbian families was developed. Teachers assessed the knowledge conveyed, comfort with the content, and helpfulness of the tools provided. The findings confirmed that most teachers had received no pre-service or professional development training on the topic. The majority wanted training that included tools for being inclusive and welcoming.

Parenting in gay and lesbian families

1990 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-66
Author(s):  
Pauline Turner ◽  
Lynn Scadden ◽  
Mary Harris
Keyword(s):  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Lesbian Families ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Families

Complicating parents’ gender and sexual expectations for children: A comparison of biological parents and stepparents

Sexualities ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 191-207
Author(s):  
Lawrence Stacey ◽  
Irene Padavic
Keyword(s):  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Sexual Norms ◽  
Children's Behavior ◽  
Family Form ◽  
Biological Parents ◽  
The Future ◽  
Lesbian Families ◽  
The Face ◽  
Gay And Lesbian Families

When social scientists argue that “families” reproduce and sometimes challenge gender and sexual norms, they tend to refer to biological, cisgender, and heterosexual families. We consider how one alternative family form—stepfamilies—might, like gay and lesbian families, challenge these norms. Interviews with 20 biological and stepparents reveal that whereas biological parents held relatively intense feelings about their children’s gender and sexual conformity, stepparents were indifferent and far less inclined to police their children’s behavior. We conclude that stepfamilies, similar to gay and lesbian families, might be a source of less rigid expectations and greater liberty than biological families, and we consider the implications for the future of traditional gender and sexual norms in the face of the proliferation of alternative family forms.

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