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A child named Heather who is raised by lesbian women: her biological mother, Jane, who gave birth to her after artificial insemination, and her biological mother's same-sex partner, Kate. At Heather's playgroup, her family situation is discussed simply and positively, as are those of other children in other family units. [3]
Same-sex parenting (also known as rainbow families) [1] is the parenting of children by same-sex couples generally consisting of gay, lesbian, or bisexual people who are often in civil partnerships, domestic partnerships, civil unions, or same-sex marriages.
Lesbian couple with children. Concerns regarding same-sex marriage and the family are at the forefront of the controversies over legalization of same-sex marriage.In the United States, about 292,000 children are being raised in the households of same-sex couples. [1]
On a Saturday in 1994, a 68-year-old woman called a special phone line set up to support British lesbians – and not for the first time. We don’t know her name but can safely assume that she ...
Publishers Weekly stated, "This supportive and helpful volume is full of warmth, encouragement, and advice, and it's a good place for prospective parents to start." [5]Dan Bucatinsky called the book "a collection of informative and inspiring stories about the journey into parenthood by a variety of couples whose riveting experiences will help anyone looking to grow their family!"
The book was the first children's picture book to depict any LGBT characters, [11] and specifically the first to depict lesbian characters. [10] [12] Severance stated that she has "gotten a lot of flack" for depicting "a lesbian family in a 'negative' way" (dealing with a parental separation). [13]
Conversely, Naidoo described the book as "one of the first U.S. picture books to represent a non-traditional lesbian family". [1] The children's literature scholar Thomas Crisp has likewise written in favor of considering Lots of Mommies an LGBTQ picture book, stating "it is the semiotics that make the text queer". [10]
The three books are And Tango Makes Three, which covers the true story of a pair of male penguins that successfully raise a chick, The White Swan Express, which features children adopted by a variety of families including gay, mixed-race and single parents, and Who's in My Family, which references families with homosexual parents. Two weeks ...