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Families We Keep : LGBTQ People and Their Enduring Bonds with Parents /

"There is no "'till death do us part" vow between parents and children. And yet, parent-child relationships are far more enduring than the marital relationships that made this phrase famous. The life-long parent-child tie is so ubiquitous and taken-for-granted that it doesn'...

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Auteurs principaux: Reczek, Corinne E. (Auteur), Bosley-Smith, Emma (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : New York University Press, [2022]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table des matières:
  • Glossary
  • Introduction: The parent trap
  • Part I: Why LGBTQ adults stay in the family : the power of compulsory kinship
  • Compulsory kinship
  • The rationale of love and closeness
  • The rationale of growth
  • The rationale of uniqueness
  • Part II: How LGBTQ adults adhere to compulsory kinship
  • The kin closet
  • Gender and sexuality school
  • Out of the closet, under the rug
  • Becoming normal
  • Out of the family.