David Scondras, an openly gay man elected to the Boston City Council, lists gaining recognition for an "extended concept of family" as one of his top priorities while in office.
An edition of Families we choose
(1991)
Families we choose
lesbians, gays, kinship
by Kath Weston and Jerry Floersch
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This classic text, originally published in 1991, draws upon fieldwork and interviews to explore the ways gay men and lesbians are constructing their own notions of kinship by drawing on the symbolism of love, friendship, and biology.
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Gay men, Gay parents, Gay couples, Lesbians, Family relationships, Kinship, Gays, Couples homosexuels, Kind, Homosexuels, Verwantschap, Homoseksualiteit, Homosexualität, Sociologie, Familie, Verwandtschaft, Homosexueller, Lesbierin, Lesbe, Couples de lesbiennes, Famille, Gays, family relationships, LGBTQ gender identity, Ruth Benedict Prize, LGBTQ anthropologyPlaces
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Families we choose: lesbians, gays, kinship
1997, Columbia University Press
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Families We Choose
April 15, 1997, Columbia University Press
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Families We Choose: Lesbians, Gays, Kinship (Between Men-Between Women Series)
May 1992, Columbia Univ Pr
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Families we choose: lesbians, gays, kinship
1991, Columbia University Press
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Families we choose: lesbians, gays, kinship
1991, Columbia University Press
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