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Introduction / Jerry J. Bigner -- pt. I. GLBT family issues -- 1. A process of change : the intersection of the GLBT individual and his or her family origin / Colleen M. Connolly -- Societal and familial constraints -- GLBT awareness and discovery -- The question of disclosure -- The process of change -- Conclusion -- 2. Life-course social science perspectives on the GLBT family / Bertram J. Cohler -- Life-course perspectives and the GLBT family -- From life-cycle to life-course family study -- Life-course perspectives on sexual-minority families -- Conclusion -- 3. Translove : transgender persons and their families / Gianna E. Israel -- General issues -- Family-of-origin issues -- Case study : a transwoman (MTF) -- Couples' issues -- Case study : a transman (FTM) -- Issues affecting children -- Conclusion -- Introductory transgender resources -- 4. A family matter : when a spouse comes out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual / Amity P. Buxton -- Where we are -- Gay, lesbian, and bisexual spouses -- Heterosexual spouses -- Mixed-orientation couples -- Children of mixed-orientation couples -- The future and how we might get there -- 5. Genograms redrawn : lesbian couples define their families / Mary Swainson, Fiona Tasker -- Lesbian family relationships -- Family life-cycle theory and genograms -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- 6. Siblings and sexual orientation : products of alternative families or the ones who got away? / Esther D. Rothblum, Kimberly F. Balsam, Sondra E. Solomon, Rhonda J. Factor -- Siblings as a comparison group for GLBs : the studies -- Education and moving away from the family of origin -- Relationships, children, and division of labor -- Religion and politics -- Which siblings become lesbian, gay, bisexual, or heterosexual? -- 7. Stress and adaptation among families of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth : research challenges / Anthony R. D'Augelli -- Stress and the discovery of GLB youths' sexual and gender identities -- Recent findings concerning GLB youth and their families -- Problems with research on familial reactions to disclosure of GLB youths' sexual orientation -- A human development model of GLB youth development in the family context -- Directions for future research

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