Side by side : on having a gay or lesbian sibling

Author:Andrew R. Gottlieb

Summary:Eighteen men and women of various religious and economic backgrounds share their experiences of discovering that a sibling is gay and how that knowledge has affected them over time.

Edition:View all formats and editions

Series:

Haworth gay & lesbian studies

Genre:Case studies

Physical Description:xv, 137 pages ; 23 cm

ISBN:

9781560234654, 1560234652

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:424183133

Subjects:

Case studies

Coming out (Sexual orientation)

Coming out (Sexual orientation) United States Case studies

Frères et sœurs États-Unis Études de cas

Gay people Family relationships United States Case studies

Gay people United States Family relationships Case studies

Gays Family relationships

Personnes homosexuelles États-Unis Relations familiales Études de cas

Personnes homosexuelles Relations familiales États-Unis Études de cas

Siblings

Siblings United States Case studies

Sortir du placard (Homosexualité) États-Unis Études de cas

United States

Contents:

About the Editor Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction (Andrew R. Gottlieb) PART I: ON HAVING A GAY BROTHER 1. Jigsaw (Christian Webb) 2. I Was the First to Know (Ariana Lee) 3. Missing Pieces (Erin Michael Starr) 4. A Farmer’s Daughter (Kaye Lewis Cook) 5. There and Back (Amber Hannah Love) 6. Like My Brother (Meg Weber) 7. A Lesson Learned (Tom Nelson) 8. More Than Family (Shari Hanofee) 9. A Road Less Traveled (Lisa B. Lewis) 10. Step-by-Step (Luke Markert) PART II: ON HAVING A LESBIAN SISTER 11. Sara and I (Kate Boesser) 12. Speak No Evil (Brad Randall) 13. My Sister’s Closet (Meredith Greenfield Siegel) 14. Knowing Sheila (Maggi Sullivan) 15. The Older Kids (Tess Russo) 16. Look What You’ve Done to Me (Terry Dolney) 17. Common Threads (Ann McWhorter) PART III: ON HAVING A GAY BROTHER AND A LESBIAN SISTER 18. The Puzzle (Brian Watts) Resources Additional Reading Organizations