Abbott, Deborah & Ellen Farmer.
From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life: Stories of Transformation -- Crossing Press 1995.
Bozett, Frederick W., ed.,
Homosexuality and the Family. -- Harrington, 1989.
Buxton, Amity Pierce.
The Other Side of the Closet: The Coming-out Crisis for Straight Spouses and
Families, revised and expanded. Wiley, 1994.
Buxton, Amity Pierce.
"From Hostile to Helpful," in Home Fronts, edit . by Jess Wells, Alyson Press 2000. This chapter discusses ways to develop positive co-parenting by straight-gay/lesbian/bisexual couples who divorce.
Cassingham, Barbe and O'Niel Sally.
And Then I Met This Woman, Previously Married Women's Journeys into
Lesbian Relationships. -- Soaring Eagle Publishing 2002.
Corley, Rip.
The Final Closet: The Gay Parent's Guide for Coming-Out to Their Children. -- Editech Press 1990.
Garner, Abigail
Families Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is -- Harper Collins 2004.
Glick, Daniel
Monkey Dancing: A Father, Two Kids, and a Journey to the Ends of the Earth -- Public Affairs 2003.
Gochros, Jean Scharr.
When Husbands Come out of the Closet. -- Harrington, 1989.
Grever, Carol
MY HUSBAND IS GAY: A Woman's Guide to Surviving the Crisis -- Crossing Press, 2001.
Hutchins, Loraine and Lani Kaahumanu, eds.
Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out. -- Alyson Press, 1991.
Klein, Fritz.
The Bisexual Option second edition Harrington, 1993.
Komuves, Louella Christy.
Silent Sagas: Unsung Sorrows - Heterosexual Wife, Homosexual Husband iUniverse, Inc. 2006.
MacPike, Laralee, ed.
There's Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You. -- Naiad, 1989.
Mattson, Martha
Amazons the Forgotten Tribe
This book is a "heterosexual's journey into understanding" sexual orientation.
The honest insights into sexuality make informative and fascinating reading for both
straight and gay people. Great for straight spouses who've just discovered what they'd been denying, "my spouse is gay." And for gay people just acknowledging they can't stay in a straight marriage.
Pearson, Carol Lynn.
Good Bye, I Love You. -- Jove, 1989.
Strock, Carren.
Married Women Who Love Women -- Doubleday 1998.
White, Mel.
Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America -- Simon-Shuster 1994.
Whitehead, Sally Lowe. (1997)
The Truth Shall Set You Free: A Memoir -- Harper San Francisco 1997.
Whitney, Catherine.
Uncommon Lives: Gay Men and Straight Women. -- New American. 1990.
Books and Articles on Related Issues
Buxton, Amity Pierce
"Works in Progress: How Mixed-Orientation Couples Maintain their Marriages after the Wives Come Out," In Journal of Bisexuality Vol. 4, No. 1/2 also in Current Research on Bisexuality (pp. 57-82)
Ed. R. C. Fox (2004) Harrington Park Press.
Buxton, Amity Pierce
"Paths and Pitfals: How Heterosexual Spouses Cope When Their Husbands or Wives Come Out.," In Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, Vol. 3, No. 2/3 also in Relationship Therapy with Same-Sex Couples (pp. 95-109)
Eds. J. L. Bigner and J. L. Wetchler (2004) Haworth Press.
Buxton, Amity Pierce
"
Thoughts on a Father's Coming Out to His Children" GAMMA Newsletter, July/ August, 1998. (Available through
Straight Spouse Network Include your US mail address when ordering) Suggestions for ways for gay fathers to make disclosure to children safe and comfortable for both parents and children.
Buxton, Amity Pierce
"The Best Interest of Children of Gay and Lesbian Parents," In The Scientific Basis of Child Custody Decisions Robert Galatzer-Levy and Louis Kraus, editors (1999) John Wiley & Sons.
A review of research, quantitative and qualitative, on gay and lesbian parents who were formerly married to heterosexual spouses and on children of divorced parents, one of whom is gay or lesbian. Topics include the fitness of gay and lesbian parents, the quality of home settings they provide for children (including new partners), and the impact of having a parent who comes out and living with or visiting the gay or lesbian parent.
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