Invisible families : gay identities, relationships, and motherhood among Black women /
Moore, Mignon R.,
Invisible families : gay identities, relationships, and motherhood among Black women / Mignon R. Moore. - 1st ed. - Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 298 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287) and index.
Introduction: two sides of the same coin : revising analyses of lesbian sexuality and family formation through the study of Black women -- Coming into the life : entrance into gay sexuality for Black women -- Gender presentation in Black lesbian communities -- Marginalized social identities : self-understandings and group membership -- Lesbian motherhood and discourses of respectability -- Family life and gendered relations between women -- Openly gay families and the negotiation of Black community and religious life -- Conclusion : intersections, extensions, and implications.
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.
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African American lesbians--United States.
African American lesbians--Identity.
Same-sex marriage--United States.
Gay rights--United States.
Puerto Rican lesbians--Identity.
Lesbiennes noires américaines--États-Unis.
Homosexuels--Mariage--États-Unis.
Homosexuels--Droits--États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology--Marriage & Family.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Gender Studies.
African American lesbians
African American lesbians--Identity
Gay rights
Same-sex marriage
Gay rights
LGBTQ+ families
Black lesbians
LGBTQ+ adoptive parenthood
United States
HQ75.6.U5 / M66 2011
306.84/80899607307471
Invisible families : gay identities, relationships, and motherhood among Black women / Mignon R. Moore. - 1st ed. - Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 298 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287) and index.
Introduction: two sides of the same coin : revising analyses of lesbian sexuality and family formation through the study of Black women -- Coming into the life : entrance into gay sexuality for Black women -- Gender presentation in Black lesbian communities -- Marginalized social identities : self-understandings and group membership -- Lesbian motherhood and discourses of respectability -- Family life and gendered relations between women -- Openly gay families and the negotiation of Black community and religious life -- Conclusion : intersections, extensions, and implications.
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.
9780520950153 0520950151
22573/cttt51vq JSTOR C96627F4-0EB9-4B5F-BEA5-8901713A4D0A OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
015836790 Uk
African American lesbians--United States.
African American lesbians--Identity.
Same-sex marriage--United States.
Gay rights--United States.
Puerto Rican lesbians--Identity.
Lesbiennes noires américaines--États-Unis.
Homosexuels--Mariage--États-Unis.
Homosexuels--Droits--États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology--Marriage & Family.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Gender Studies.
African American lesbians
African American lesbians--Identity
Gay rights
Same-sex marriage
Gay rights
LGBTQ+ families
Black lesbians
LGBTQ+ adoptive parenthood
United States
HQ75.6.U5 / M66 2011
306.84/80899607307471