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Out of the Ordinary:
Essays
on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents
Edited by Noelle
Howey and Ellen Samuels
Out of the Ordinary is a truly unique
anthology, a groundbreaking collection of essays by the grown children
of lesbian, gay, and transgender parents. Ranging from humorous to poignant,
the essays touch on some of the most important and complicated issues
facing them: dealing with a parent's sexuality while developing an identity
of ones own; overcoming homophobia at school and at family or social
gatherings; and defining the modern family. In a time when traditional
family structure has undergone radical change, Out of the Ordinary
is an important look at the meaning of love, family, and relationships,
and will speak to anyone who has lived or is interested in non-traditional
families.
With a foreword by Margarethe Cammermeyer, Ph.D.,
author of Serving in Silence, and a preface by columnist and author
Dan Savage, Out of the Ordinary also includes a resource guide
of organizations that offer support for the hundreds of thousands of gay,
lesbian, and transgender parents and their children. As the demographic
increases, this book becomes an invaluable tool for learning, understanding,
and acceptance.
Noelle Howey is a freelance writer who has
contributed to numerous magazines and Web sites including Ms., Self,
Time Out, Mademoiselle, and Mother Jones. She is currently
writing a memoir about life with her transgender father for Picador USA.
Ellen Samuels is an award-winning poet and
teacher who lives in Berkeley, California. She holds an M.F.A. in creative
writing from Cornell University and has published poetry and articles
in numerous literary journals.
Visit their Web site at www.lgbtfamilies.com.
Table of
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Acknowledgments
Preface by Dan Savage
Foreword by Margarethe Cammermeyer, Ret., Ph.D.,
with her son, Tom Hawken
Introduction, Noelle Howey & Ellen Samuels,
editors
"Nothing To Me" By Sophia Gould
"My Fathers Eyes" By Tristan
Taormino
"The Promise Of Dessert" By Julie
Diana Rawley
"Sexual Healing"
By Noelle Howey
"Acting Lessons" By Peter Snow
"I Remember Reaching
For Michaels Hand" By Stefan Lynch
"My Mother And The Nun" By Kelley
Conway
"Moral Fabrics" By Jennifer Dimarco
"Freak" By Moran Green, With Ellen
Samuels
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"Translations" By Jeffrey Wright,
With Christopher Healy
"Smile And Say Nothing"
By Ian Wheeler-Nicholson
"Fathers Day" By Maria De La
O
"The Plain Truth" By Meema Spadola
"Shell Always Be My Daddy" By
Laurie Cicotello
"Tambourine Dancer" By Rivka Solomon
"Charlotte"
By Meagan Rosser
"Getting Closer" By Laura Zee
"Turning Inward" By Kris Giesing
"Home Movie" By Becky Parker
"Rites Of Passage" By Daniel Belasco
"The Perils Of Knowing" By Alysia
Abbott
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