SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY//

                  SOCIOLOGIE/ANTHROPOLOGIE:

 

             PARENTS OF GAYS/LESBIANS

 

 

Aveline, David.

                        “ ‘Did I Have Blinders On or What?’ : Retrospective Sense Making by Parents

                        of Gay Sons Recalling Their Sons’ Earlier Years.”  Journal of Family Issues 27(6)

                        (2006): 777-802.

                                                “Eighty parents are interviewed, and the data are analyzed for recurrent

                                                themes…. Theoretical implications as they pertain to the heterosexual

                                                presumption and cognitive dissonance are discussed.”

                   Ref.: ERIC document no. EJ 736672

 

Bain, Jerald.

         So Your Child Is Gay: A Guide for Canadian Families and Their Friends.

         Toronto: HarperCollins, c2000.

         (196 p.; ISBN 0006384927)

 

Bogaert, Anthony F., and Cairney, John.

                        “The Interaction of Birth Order and Parental Age on Sexual Orientation: An

                        Examination of Two Samples.”  Journal of Biosocial Science 36(1)

(January 2004): 19-37.

 

Cain, Roy.

                                    “Disclosure of Homosexuality to Parents: An Exploratory Investigation.”

                                    M.S.W.[?] thesis, School of Social Work, McGill University, 1982.

                                    (ca. 127 leaves)

 

Comber, G. Scott.

                        “Gay Sons’ Disclosure of Homosexual Identity (or Preference) to Their

                        Fathers.”  Ph.D. dissertation, Fielding Graduate Institute, 2002.

                                                Ref.: Proquest Digital Dissertations database, in which

                                                abstract for this work states that “this study…recorded and

                                                analyzed the experiences of 14 fathers aged 44-67 from

                                                Washington, U.S.A. and British Columbia, Canada.”

 

Giasson, Sylvie, 1957-

                        Vivre avec l’homosexualité de son enfant : petit guide du coming-out. 

                        Montréal : Bayard Canada, [2007?].

                        (137 p.; ISBN 9782895791713)

                                                Ref. : AMICUS catalogue record no. 33400486.

 

“Here’s Help for Parents When Kids Come Out of the Closet.”  Canadian Living,

       August 1993, p. 121.

                     About Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).

 

Jagosh, Justin J.

       “Moving toward Understanding and Acceptance: Parents’ Experiences after

         Finding Out Their Children Are Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual.”

         MA thesis, Dalhousie University, 1998.

         (120 p.)

 

Jalbert, Yves, 1960-

                        Sortir du placard les jeunes gais, leurs parents et le sida: étude qualitative sur les

                        conséquences du processus de sortie auprès de jeunes gais âgés de 19 à 30 ans

                        et de parents d’enfant gai.  Par Yves Jalbert pour Sida Vie Laval.  Laval, QC :

                        Sida-Vie Laval, 2002.

                        (143 f.; ISBN 2980612014)

                                                Ref. : AMICUS catalogue no. 28424255.

 

Kaufman, Miriam.

         “Answering Parents’ Questions about Homosexuality.”  Canadian Family

         Physician 37 (May 1991): 1197-1201.

 

Keating, John.

         “‘Mom, Dad, I’m Gay’: How to Respond with Love and Support, after You Get

         over the Initial Shock.”  Canadian Living, November 1998, p. ONT1-ONT

 

Lopata, Mary Ellen, with Casimer Lopata.

Fortunate Families: Catholic Families with Lesbian Daughters and Gay Sons.

                                    Victoria, B.C.: Trafford, 2003.

        (163 p.; ISBN 1412011892)

 

MacKay, Joan Louise.

       “The Relationship between Parents and Their Gay and Lesbian Children.”

       Ph.D. dissertation, University of Alberta, 1999.

       (198 p.)

 

MacKenzie, Edith Agnes, 1953-

                                    “A Phenomenological Investigation of How Parents Come to Terms with a Gay

                                    Son or Lesbian Daughter.”  M.A. thesis, University of British Columbia, 1986.

(ca. 85 leaves)

 

Mahoney, Daniel.

       “Staying Connected: The Coming Out Stories of Parents with a Lesbian

         Daughter or Gay Son.”  MSc thesis, University of Guelph, 1994.

         (122 p.)

 

Maynard, Rona.

         “When Your Teen Is Gay: A Doctor’s Answers to Parents’ Questions.”

         Chatelaine, September 1992, p. 40.

 

Meier, Patricia A.

                        Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are.  Victoria, B.C.: Trafford, 2002.

                        (126 p.; ISBN 1553696271)

                                                Ref.: AMICUS catalogue no. 27276312.

                                                NOTE: Author is American; Canadian publisher.

 

“Mon enfant est homosexuel.”  Madame au foyer 31(3) (avril 1996): 76-83.

 

Myers, Margaret Elizabeth.

                        “Quest for Balm in Gilead: Disclosure Patterns of Church-affiliated Family

                        Members with Relatives Who Have ‘Come Out’ As Lesbian or Gay.”

                        M.Th. thesis, Wilfrid Laurier University, 2006.

                                                “…a study between September 2005 and March 2006 that explored the

                                                disclosure experiences of church affiliated relatives of lesbians and gays in

                                                their mainline church communities….”

                                                Ref.: AMICUS catalogue record no. 33666433.

                                                Note similar title as Myers entry in collection listed under

RELIGION – ANGLICAN   CHURCH at entry Marks, Darren C., ed.

 

PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Canada.

         Website: http://www.pflag.ca/ , last accessed February 08, 2001.

 

Philp, Margaret.

                             ‘‘Gay Parent, Gay Child: Into the Mainstream.’’  Globe and Mail [Metro ed.],

                       June 10, 2003, p. A7.

 

Poirier, Alain.

       “‘Je pense que mon enfant est homosexuel!’.” Santé 98 (mai 1994): 14.

 

Robinson, B. E.; Walters, L. H.; and Skeen, P.

       “Parental Response to Homosexual Children and AIDS.”  Canadian Journal of

         Pediatrics, June 1991, p. 22.

 

Rowan, Renée.

         “My Child Is Gay: If You Have Just Learned the Shocking News, Give

         Yourself Time to Deal with It and Do Not Hesitate to Seek Help.”

         Good Times 10(2) (Feb. 1999): 26-28.

 

Rowan, Renée.

         “‘Notre fils est homosexuel…’.”  Le Bel Âge 12(5) (févr. 1999): 34-38.

                     “Réactions des parents ayant un enfant homosexuel; conseils” –

                     Repère résumé.

 

Sanders, Gary L., and Kroll, Ian T.

                             “Generating Stories of Resilience: Helping Gay and Lesbian Youth and

                             Their Families.”  Journal of Marital & Family Therapy 26(4) (Oct. 2000):

                             433-442.

                     Author affiliation: University of Calgary.

 

Seutter, Ray A., and Rovers, Martin.

                        “Emotionally Absent Fathers: Furthering the Understanding of Homosexuality.”

                        Journal of Psychology & Theology 32(1) (Spring 2004): 43-49.

                                                Ref.: PsycINFO index, which provides abstract noting that the

                                                study drew from male Catholic seminarians in Canada.

 

“Témoignage d’un parent.”  PRISME 8(2) (été 1998): 147-149.

                     “Réactions d’un père à la révélation de l’homosexualité de sa fille” –

                     Repère résumé.

 

Van Somer, William Jared.

                        “A Hint of Pink: The Realities of Being Queer from the Perspective of a

                        Mother and a Son.”  M.S.W. thesis, McGill University, School of Social Work,

                        c2004.

                        (132 leaves)

                                                Ref.: AMICUS catalogue record no. 34154386.

 

Wagner, Cindy Lou.

              Jason.  Christopher Lake, Sask.: Cindy Lou Wagner, 2006.

              (57 p.; ISBN 0978073207)

                             Ref.: University of Saskatchewan Library catalogue; the library’s

                             SRSD Website, on Feb. 24, 2009, notes: “A Saskatchewan family          relate

                             their experiences, thoughts and emotions raising and accepting a gay son.”