Radical Relations

Lesbian Mothers, Gay Fathers, and Their Children in the United States since World War II

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Lesbian, Gay Studies
Cover of the book Radical Relations by Daniel Winunwe Rivers, The University of North Carolina Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Daniel Winunwe Rivers ISBN: 9781469607191
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: September 3, 2013
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Daniel Winunwe Rivers
ISBN: 9781469607191
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: September 3, 2013
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

In Radical Relations, Daniel Winunwe Rivers offers a previously untold story of the American family: the first history of lesbian and gay parents and their children in the United States. Beginning in the postwar era, a period marked by both intense repression and dynamic change for lesbians and gay men, Rivers argues that by forging new kinds of family and childrearing relations, gay and lesbian parents have successfully challenged legal and cultural definitions of family as heterosexual. These efforts have paved the way for the contemporary focus on family and domestic rights in lesbian and gay political movements.
Based on extensive archival research and 130 interviews conducted nationwide, Radical Relations includes the stories of lesbian mothers and gay fathers in the 1950s, lesbian and gay parental activist networks and custody battles, families struggling with the AIDS epidemic, and children growing up in lesbian feminist communities. Rivers also addresses changes in gay and lesbian parenthood in the 1980s and 1990s brought about by increased awareness of insemination technologies and changes in custody and adoption law.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In Radical Relations, Daniel Winunwe Rivers offers a previously untold story of the American family: the first history of lesbian and gay parents and their children in the United States. Beginning in the postwar era, a period marked by both intense repression and dynamic change for lesbians and gay men, Rivers argues that by forging new kinds of family and childrearing relations, gay and lesbian parents have successfully challenged legal and cultural definitions of family as heterosexual. These efforts have paved the way for the contemporary focus on family and domestic rights in lesbian and gay political movements.
Based on extensive archival research and 130 interviews conducted nationwide, Radical Relations includes the stories of lesbian mothers and gay fathers in the 1950s, lesbian and gay parental activist networks and custody battles, families struggling with the AIDS epidemic, and children growing up in lesbian feminist communities. Rivers also addresses changes in gay and lesbian parenthood in the 1980s and 1990s brought about by increased awareness of insemination technologies and changes in custody and adoption law.

More books from The University of North Carolina Press

Cover of the book Live and Let Live by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book Israel and the Western Powers, 1952-1960 by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book War on the Waters by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book The Party of Eros by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book Roanoke Island by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book The Logic of Compromise in Mexico by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book Measures of Equality by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book Circa 1903 by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book The Origin of the Milky Way and Other Living Stories of the Cherokee by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book Republics Ancient and Modern, Volume I by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book Removable Type by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book Waterfalls and Wildflowers in the Southern Appalachians by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book Gettysburg--The First Day by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book The Works of James M. Whitfield by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
Cover of the book The Children's Civil War by Daniel Winunwe Rivers
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy