Invisible families
Subtitle: gay identities, relationships, and motherhood among Black women
By: Mignon R. Moore
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780520269514; 9780520269521
Subjects: Puerto Rican lesbians; African American lesbians; Gay rights; Identity; Same-sex marriage
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-287) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: two sides of the same coin : revising analyses of lesbian sexuality and family formation through the study of Black women; title: Coming into the life : entrance into gay sexuality for Black women; title: Gender presentation in Black lesbian communities; title: Marginalized social identities : self-understandings and group membership; title: Lesbian motherhood and discourses of respectability; title: Family life and gendered relations between women; title: Openly gay families and the negotiation of Black community and religious life; title: Conclusion : intersections, extensions, and implications.