Invisible Families

Gay Identities, Relationships, and Motherhood among Black Women

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Av Mignon Moore

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Mignon R. Moore brings to light the family life of a group that has been largely invisible - gay women of color - in a book that challenges long-standing ideas about racial identity, family formation, and motherhood. Drawing from interviews and surveys of one hundred black gay women in New York City, "Invisible Families" explores the ways that race and class have influenced how these women understand their sexual orientation, find partners, and form families. In particular, the study looks at the ways in which the past experiences of women who came of age in the 1960s and 1970s shape their thinking, and have structured their lives in communities that are not always accepting of their openly gay status. Overturning generalizations about lesbian families derived largely from research focused on white, middle-class feminists, "Invisible Families" reveals experiences within black American and Caribbean communities as it asks how people with multiple stigmatized identities imagine and construct an individual and collective sense of self.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-10-17
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor318
FörlagUniversity of California Press
ISBN9780520269521

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Acknowledgments Introduction: Two Sides of the Same Coin: Revising Analyses of Lesbian Sexuality and Family Formation through the Study of Black Women 1. Coming into the Life: Entrance into Gay Sexuality for Black Women 2. Gender Presentation in Black Lesbian Communities 3. Marginalized Social Identities: Self-Understandings and Group Membership 4. Lesbian Motherhood and Discourses of Respectability 5. Family Life and Gendered Relations between Women 6. Openly Gay Families and the Negotiation of Black Community and Religious Life Conclusion: Intersections, Extensions, and Implications Appendix A: A Roadmap for the Study of Marginalized and Invisible Populations Appendix B: Selected Questions from Invisible Families Survey Appendix C: Questions from In-Depth Interview on Self-Definitions of Sexuality Notes References Index

"Arguably the most groundbreaking work on LGBT parenting published in recent years." Mombian "[Invisible Families] provides deep insight into the lives and experiences of black lesbians." American Journal Of Sociology "Social sciences researchers will cite the construction, development, and conclusions from Moore's study for years to come." -- Rachel Wexelbaum Lambda Literary "Necessary reading for scholars and students interested in family studies, LGBT studies, and race-class-gender studies." Assoc For Jewish Stds Review / Ajs Review "Invisible Families represents sociological research at its finest... Well written and theoretically sophisticated... This is clearly a groundbreaking book. -- Anne R. Roschelle State University of New York at New Paltz Gender & Society