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- Title
Coming Out with Our Children: Turning Points Facilitating Lesbian Parent Discourse with Their Children About Family Identity.
- Authors
Breshears, Diana
- Abstract
In the present study, I examined the turning points identified by lesbian parents that facilitated discourse with their children regarding family identity. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 13 lesbian parents and an interpretive analysis was performed. Three turning points were identified: coming out to the child, challenges to family identity, and announcement of commitment ceremonies/weddings. Lesbian parents also stressed the importance of creating 'normalcy' for their children.
- Subjects
CHILDREN of lesbian mothers; FAMILIES of lesbians; LESBIAN mothers; IDENTITY (Psychology); COMING out (Sexual orientation); INTERVIEWING
- Publication
Communication Reports, 2010, Vol 23, Issue 2, p79
- ISSN
0893-4215
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/08934215.2010.511398