A Brief Bibliography of Lesbian and Gay Parenting Books

Clunis, D. Marilee and Green, G Dorsey. The Lesbian Parenting Book: A guideto Creating Families and Raising Children. Seal Press, 1995
Galluccio, Jon and Michael. An American Family. St. Martin Press, 2001

Glazer, Deborah and Drescher, Jack. Gay and Lesbian Parenting. Haworth Press, 2001

Green, Jesse. The Velveteen Father - an Unexpected Journey into Parenthood. Ballentine Books, 1999

Harlyn, Aizley. Buying Dad: One Woman's Search for the Perfect Sperm Donor. Alyson Press, 2004

Johnson, Suzanne and O'Connor, Elizabeth. For Lesbian Parents. The Guilford Press, 2000

Martin, April. The Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook. Harper Collins Publishers, 1993

Pepper, Rachael. The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians. Cleis Press, 2005

Pies, Cheri. Considering Parenthood: A Workbook for Lesbians. Spinsters Ink, 1985 (very good and still in print!)

Savage, Dan. The Kid. A Plume Book, 1999

Toevs, Kim and Brill, Stephanie. The Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception,Pregnancy and Birth. Alyson Books, NY 2002

Wells, Jess, Ed. Home Fronts, Controversies in Nontraditional Parenting. Alyson Books, 2000

Wright, Janet. Lesbian Stepfamilies, An Ethnography of Love. Harrington Park Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press, 1998

Prepared by:
Cheryl Deaner, MS, LMFT
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