Alternative Family category: 388 books
by David H. Burton
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2013
Together for ten years, David and his partner made the decision to become dads. Figuring out they wanted to adopt was easy, the waiting and complications along the way were not. Follow their journey as this same-sex couple tried to start their family and prevent three brothers from being separated.
A heart-warming tale of two dads and their Three Little Wonders.
La famiglia da concepire
Il benessere dei bambini e delle bambine con genitori gay e lesbiche
Language: Italian
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Il volume raccoglie i diversi contributi, clinici e di ricerca, presentati al convegno internazionale “La famiglia da concepire: il benessere dei bambini e delle bambine con genitori gay e lesbiche” che si è svolto il 23-24 giugno 2016 presso la Facoltà di Medicina e Psicologia della Sapienza...
Housewife
Home-remaking in a Transgender Marriage
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
Kristin Collier and her husband struggle to decide whether and how to stay together after it becomes apparent that he is transgender. As her husband transitions to live the rest of his life as a woman, Collier leans into her garden, community, and new romantic interests while she transforms in her...
Head Over Heels
Wives Who Stay with Cross-Dressers and Transsexuals
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Candid, first-hand accounts of couples who stay together despite highly emotional gender issues.
Head Over Heels gives voice to thirty ordinary women who live extraordinary lives as partners to crossdressers, transgenderists, and male-to-female transsexuals. These unique women discuss, with...
by Holly Noseda
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
With 60,000 children in the care system and national child protection scandals hitting the headlines at an alarming rate, adoption and fostering are typical issues. It can be hard for prospective adopters and foster carers to get comprehensive, no-nonsense advice and guidance.
This book...
When Your Spouse Comes Out
A Straight Mate's Recovery Manual
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Effective therapeutic self-help techniques for a straight mate’s recovery
One of the most traumatic events that can happen in a marriage is discovering your mate is gay. When Your Spouse Comes Out: A Straight Mate’s Recovery Manual is a comprehensive exploration of the trauma that provides...
by K'Anne Meinel
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2011
Dealing with the death of your best friend, the second parent to your children, and your mother is hard enough, but Gail now also has to deal with the house she had bought for them to all live in. It’s a‘fixer upper’ and requires a lot of work for the single mom. A new home, new life, and new...
Blended
Writers on the Stepfamily Experience
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
95 million adults have a step relationship, according to a 2011 report. That’s 95 million unexpected experiences; 95 million unique perspectives; 95 million laughs, 95 million tears, and 95 million new families.
Blended explores stepfamilies from the inside out through the perspectives of...
Choosing Single Motherhood
The Thinking Woman's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
The comprehensive guide for single women interested in proactively becoming and being a mother—includes the essential tools needed to decide whether to take this step, information on how best to follow through, and insight about answering the child’s questions and needs over time.
Choosing...
by Aaron Goodfellow
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
While the topic of gay marriage and families continues to be popular in the media, few scholarly works focus on gay men with children. Based on ten years of fieldwork among gay families living in the rural, suburban, and urban area of the eastern United States, Gay Fathers, Their Children, and the...
by Dorothy Allred Solomon
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2007
Many hold a deep fascination with Mormonism but erroneously think of it as a secret religion that celebrates polygamy and confinement. Most outsiders regard Latter-day Saint women as submissive and pitiable. In The Sisterhood, award-winning author Dorothy Allred Solomon takes us inside the lives of...
Other Kinds of Families
Embracing Diversity in Schools
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This important book reconsiders the ways in which families are currently represented and addressed in school curriculum and culture. It addresses such issues as the educational needs of gay and lesbian families, the representation of adoption in children’s literature, and the experiences of homeless...
How To Truly Shine As A Single Parent
A Great Collection Of Parenting Tips And Help For Single Parents So You Can Still Work, Date, Go To College And Live A Full Life While Being The Coolest, Most Terrific Single Mom Or Single Dad To Your Child
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2012
Life today is hard and it can be quite difficult to be a parent these days even if you have a partner to help you out. More so, it can be extremely challenging if you are raising a child on your own. Being a single parent is physically and mentally demanding. You will be called to make decisions...
Queer Families
An LGBTQ+ True Stories Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2017
Every family has a rainbow sheep! These are some of their stories. The premiere publication in Qommunicate Media's LGBTQ+ True Stories Anthology Series features stories and poems by children of gay dads and lesbian moms, transgender fathers and children, queer aunts and uncles, and others about life in their families -- all "straight" from the rainbow sheeps' mouths.