Lesbians and Gays in Couples and Families A Handbook for Therapists [Hardcover]

The first book to focus on clinical work with lesbians and gays in family relationships

This groundbreaking resource provides you with a wealth of fascinating research and case examples, as well as recommAndations and suggestions for working with gay couples and families.

Joan Laird and Robert-Jay Green have gathered a distinguished panel of practitioners to create this comprehensive collection. The contributors address the experiences of lesbians and gay men as couples and as parents?and examine their relationships with the families in which they were raised.Lesbians and Gays in Couples and Families: Central Issues.

PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND POLITICAL CONTEXTS.

Transgenerational Homophobia in the Family: A Personal Narrative (M. English).

Connections: Conversations Between a Gay Therapist and a Straight Therapist (S. Siegel & G. Walker).

Social Policy as a Context for Lesbian and Gay Families: The Political is Personal (A. Hartman).

FAMILIES OF ORIGIN.

Invisible Ties: Lesbians and Their Families of Origin (J. Laird).

Coming Out and the Mother-Daughter Bond: Two Case Examples (S. Iasenza, et al.).

Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Asian Americans and Their Families (P. Liu & C. Chan).

Self-Labeling and Disclosure Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth (R. Savin-Williams).

LESBIAN AND GAY COUPLES.

Are Lesbian Couples Fused and Gay Male Couples Disengaged?: Questioning GAnder Straightjackets (R. Green, et al.).

Creating and Maintaining Boundaries in Male Couples (T. Johnson & M. Keren).

African American Lesbians: Issues in Couples Therapy (B. Greene &amp; N. Boyd-Franklin).<l$