Now That You Know: A Parents' Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children, Updated Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (915 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0156006057 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fairchild and Hayward presume that homosexuality is a positive good, and that it is willful ignorance and homophobia that are moral wrongs. If the coming out process is difficult for gay people, it is often equally difficult for their parents. They also believe that families can and should love all members and that it is distraught or confused parents (not their gay offspring) who must change. For many parents, a child's coming out feels like the ultimate rejection--not only of their dreams and hopes but of their own heterosexuality. In Now That You Know: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children, Betty Fairchild and Nancy Hayward--the mothers of, respectively, a gay man and a lesbian--have charted the rough seas that almost every
This book is sadly out of date. Upon the recommendation of others, I bought this book; however, many better choices exist for parents dealing with the new knowledge that they have a gay child. This book's information comes from the 70s. Even though the book has been republished twice, the authors have done an inadequate job. A Customer said Too Old For Modern Use. It's obvious that this book was useful back when it was originally written, in the 1970s. But with the changing issues involving gay and lesbian youths in the 1990s, a 1970s approach isn't applicable.I bought this book as a guide to how to tell my parents. After reading the book for myself, I. "Disappointingly outdated for such an important book" according to Daryl J. Bem. This was a very important book in 1979 when it was first published, a book that I often recommended to gay/lesbian students who wanted to inform their parents. But the authors have been very lazy and have barely changed it in the 20 years since the first edition. I was disappointed in the sec
Written by two mothers of gay children, this award-winning book discusses the nature of homosexuality and works toward helping both children and parents understand each other. Fairchild and Hayward counsel parents on how to respond supportively to gay children and focus on bringing families together to maintain the bonds of acceptance. They also inform parents of the pressing health and emotional issues that affect the gay and lesbian communities today.
Betty Fairchild is a contributor for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt titles including: "Now That You Know".