Alternative Family category: 388 books
All That Matters
Book Two of the Sweet Ever After Series
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2014
For a few seconds no one moved, stunned by what was happening. Released, as one, from their paralysis, they rushed to rescue Victor before Vladimir beat him to death.
Luke Peterson was six feet five inches tall and weighed two hundred and fifty pounds. Because of the time he spent in the gym,...
Gay Dads
A Celebration of Fatherhood
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2004
Inspiring portraits of gay men and their families from all across America.
An evolution has quietly been occurring in the world of parenting. Recent surveys reveal that millions of children have found loving homes either by being born to, or adopted by, gay men. This book is a celebration of...
Baby Zoey
Our Search for Life and Family
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2016
How do you conceive a baby without sperm?
So begins Olivia Chiong and her partner Irene’s questto get pregnant. From difficulties in getting the right sperm donor to the challenges of shipping frozen sperm to Singapore, they face one obstacle after another pursuing their dream of having...
by Jerry Bigner, Joseph L. Wetchler
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Use new knowledge of the LGBT culture to ably counsel same-sex couples!
Relationship Therapy with Same-Sex Couples provides psychologists, therapists, social workers, and counselors with an overview of the array of treatment issues they may face when working with couples from the LGBT community....
Lesbian Motherhood
Stories of Becoming
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
A unique practical application of poststructuralist theory to lesbian mothers’ narratives, Lesbian Motherhood: Stories of Becoming analyzes the personal stories of 40 lesbian mothers to discover the complex ways their sense of self is constructed in the current legal, political, and social climate....
When Someone You Love Is Polyamorous
Understanding Poly People and Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Having a friend or family member come out to you as polyamorous can be confusing and stressful. Chances are, you have a lot of questions: Is this just a phase? Won't they settle down someday? What's going to happen to their kids? Do I have to invite all their partners over for Thanksgiving dinner?...
Thicker Than Blood
Adoptive Parenting in the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
The act of adopting children, and the processes and politics around it, have changed drastically in recent decades, mostly for the better. Still, many prospective adoptive parents remain bewildered or apprehensive, and those who have adopted find themselves struggling in ways they hadn't anticipated.
Thicker...
Out of the Twilight
Fathers of Gay Men Speak
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2014
How would you react if your son told you he was gay?
Out of the Twilight: Fathers of Gay Men Speak explores how fathers have dealt with discovering that their sons were gay and what effect it had on their own development as parents and people. This revealing, moving book will help you understand...
Your Amazing Itty Bitty® Foster & Adoptive Parent Guide
15 Key Steps to Successfully Connect With Your Foster Or Adopted Teen
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Successful Guide for Connecting Foster and Adoptive Families, Learn how to connect with your foster and adoptive teen by applying 15 helpful tips given by former foster and adoptive teens. By James Poindexter III, CC. Teenagers can be a mystery to say the least. Teens that have been through the foster...
Scattered Seeds
In Search of Family and Identity in the Sperm Donor Generation
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
As typical as donor-conceived children have become, with at least a million such children in the US alone, their experiences are still unusual in many ways. In Scattered Seeds, journalist and writer Jacqueline Mroz looks at the growth of sperm donation and assisted reproduction and how it affects...
A Gay Couple's Journey Through Surrogacy
Intended Fathers
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
A deeply personal account of the trials and tribulations of the surrogacy journey!
Surrogacy’s been coldly and unjustifiably called baby buying and baby selling and many states have banned it. But those insensitive terms do not tell the inspiring tale of a couple fiercely wanting...
by Prudence Macleod
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Shelly is a troubled teenage transsexual. Can she escape the family violence and find love, a place in the world, or is her life over when her abusive father decides to work at home?
MOCKERY
LGBT Pride
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2015
This book was written to assist those persons who are struggling or who know of persons struggling with unnatural sexual desires and would love to be delivered from this erred lifestyle. MOCKERY - LGBT Pride does not condemn members of the LGBT and neither does the author condone their lifestyle....
by Barbara Kennedy MPH MSW
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2017
A brilliant portrayal of Cultural Diversity, by behaviorist Barbara Kennedy, who is also the author and narrator of "The Fox and the Hawk." This gentle illustrated story will make you laugh and cry. The simplicity and clever repartee show the reader what love looks like, pure and simple. The...