A Family by Any Other Name: Exploring Queer Relationships (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781771510547)

Lambda Literary Awards Finalist for Best LGBT Anthology

At no other time in history have lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) relationships and families been more visible or numerous. This anthology recognizes and celebrates this moment by exploring what the idea of "family" means to people today, through personal essays about the broad range of relationships they create. A Family by Any Other Name features stories about coming out of the closet and dating, marriage and parenting, and divorce and coping with the death of a spouse. The essays are by turns funny, provocative, and intelligent, but all are moving and honest. Including a wide range of perspectives on queer relationships and families -- there are essays on coming out, same-sex marriage, adopting, having biological kids, polyamorous relationships, families without kids, divorce, and dealing with the death of a spouse, as well as essays by straight writers about having a gay parent or child -- in one book, this collection offers honest and moving real-life stories about relationships and creating families in the 21st century.

Author: Bruce Gillespie
ISBN-10: 1771510544
ISBN-13: 9781771510547
Publisher: Touchwood Editions
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2014
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.60w x 1.00d
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist
Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner

Review Citation(s):
Quill & Quire 05/01/2014 pg. 32
Library Journal 05/15/2014 pg. 96