{"product_id":"families-like-mine-children-of-gay-parents-tell-it-like-it-is-9780060527587","title":"Families Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In this insightful, warm and groundbreaking work of reporting, Abigail Garner addresses the most challenging issues that arise among gay parents and their families.\"-- Noelle Howey, author of \u003cem\u003eDress Codes: Of Three Girlhoods\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Mother's, My Father's, and Mine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbigail Garner was five years old when her parents divorced and her dad came out as gay. Like the millions of children growing up in these families today, she often found herself in the middle of the political and moral debates surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) parenting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a decade of community organizing, and interviews with more than fifty grown sons and daughters of LGBT parents, Garner addresses such topics as coming out to children, facing homophobia at school, co-parenting with ex-partners, the impact of AIDS, and the children's own sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth practical and deeply personal, \u003cem\u003eFamilies Like Mine\u003c\/em\u003e provides an invaluable insider's perspective for LGBT parents, their families, and their allies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGarner, Abigail:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAbigail Garner is the creator of FamiliesLikeMine.com, a well-known website for LGBT families. Her writing has appeared in publications throughout the country, including a commentary in \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e that earned her the Excellence in Journalism Award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. She also presents lectures and workshops on LGBT families for colleges, businesses, and conferences. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and currently lives in Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317792084242,"sku":"9780060527587","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3029da79-0475-4350-b408-cee95cad7bc6.jpg?v=1727540514","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/families-like-mine-children-of-gay-parents-tell-it-like-it-is-9780060527587","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}