Lesbian and gay parenting is increasingly visible today in the media, in legal and policy debates, and in academic writings. Children and adolescents of gay and lesbian parents are also increasingly visible in their communities, their schools, and in the medical world. Social, cultural, and medical changes have made it possible for more women and men to have children outside traditional methods...

OBJECTIVE To investigate symptoms of anxiety and depression in lesbian couples undergoing assisted reproductive treatment (ART), and to study the relationship of demographic data, pregnancy outcome and future reproductive plans with symptoms of anxiety and depression. DESIGN Descriptive, a part of the prospective longitudinal 'Swedish study on gamete donation'. SETTING All university clinic...

The study assessed the extent to which children between eight and 12 years old in planned lesbian families in the Netherlands experience stigmatization, as well as the influence of protective factors (relationship with parents, social acceptance by peers, contact with children from other families headed by lesbian mothers or gay fathers) on their psychological adjustment (conduct problems, emot...

This study examined disclosing sexual orientation at work for 220 gay men and 159 lesbians. Self-acceptance, the centrality of one's identity, how "out" one is to friends and family, employer policies, and perceived employer gay-supportiveness were associated with disclosure behaviors at work for gay/lesbian employees. Disclosing at work and working for an organization perceived to be more gay ...

Canada Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Resource Directory [11] Canadian Human Rights Commission [12] Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives [13] Canadian Race Relations Foundation [14] Council of Canadians with Disabilities [15] Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere (EGALE) [16] Human Rights in Canada: A Historical Perspective [17] Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) [18] Urban A...

Canada Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Resource Directory [11] Canadian Human Rights Commission [12] Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives [13] Canadian Race Relations Foundation [14] Council of Canadians with Disabilities [15] Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere (EGALE) [16] Human Rights in Canada: A Historical Perspective [17] Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) [18] Urban A...

Canada Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Resource Directory [11] Canadian Human Rights Commission [12] Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives [13] Canadian Race Relations Foundation [14] Council of Canadians with Disabilities [15] Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere (EGALE) [16] Human Rights in Canada: A Historical Perspective [17] Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) [18] Urban A...

Canada Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Resource Directory [11] Canadian Human Rights Commission [12] Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives [13] Canadian Race Relations Foundation [14] Council of Canadians with Disabilities [15] Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere (EGALE) [16] Human Rights in Canada: A Historical Perspective [17] Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) [18] Urban A...

This article considers the changing role of women within the institution of marriage and the family set-up through the cinematic representation of inter-cultural lesbian relationships. It argues that the inter-cultural lesbian relationship constitutes an example of the emerging visibility of alternative forms of kinship to the heteronormative family model. Analysing the linguistic, temporal, an...