Choosing family: meaning and membership in the lesbian family of choice [0.03%]
选择家庭：女同性恋择亲族的意义与成员身份
Valory Mitchell
Valory Mitchell
This conceptual/theoretical article uses the psychodynamic Self Psychology model for the development of a vital, harmonious, and cohesive self to describe and understand the psychological importance of family for lesbian women. How can a he...
Mary Kay Hunyady
Mary Kay Hunyady
This article introduces the reader to an unusual family of choice: a 10-year-old Internet listserv for a "family" of lesbian nuns. The purpose of this listserv, and reasons for belonging to it, are described, including as context the unique...
Jane Ariel
Jane Ariel
At a fiftieth birthday party 17 years ago, a group of women--lesbian, bisexual, and straight--decided to create a conscious community in which they could age together. The group, where they discuss this process and support each other, is po...
Cindy M Bruns
Cindy M Bruns
What are the implications when there is considerable difference in the ages of partners in a lesbian couple? May-December lesbian relationships are those where partners are at least 10 years apart in age, and where both partners are over 30...
Adult daughters whose mothers come out later in life: what is the psychosocial impact? [0.03%]
母亲晚出柜对女儿的影响是什么？
Kristen Davies
Kristen Davies
When a family member comes out, it is a process not only for that individual lesbian but also for their entire family. Adult daughters whose mothers come out later in life have distinctive paths to navigate. This article reports findings of...
Feeding the hand that bit you: lesbian daughters at mid-life negotiating parental caretaking [0.03%]
养虎为患：中年 lesbians如何与母亲协商代际照料问题
Susan Cayleff
Susan Cayleff
Like other women in our culture, lesbians find parental caretaking is a gendered expectation that often falls to them. This article explores how we negotiate competing demands and integrate our parents' needs into our lives. The daughter/pa...
Debra J Broderick,Jean M Birbilis,Michael F Steger
Debra J Broderick
Spousal loss is a common event that has been associated with risk of depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Practitioners working with lesbians need comprehensive clinical guidelines that integrate research about lesbian partner loss with con...
"Family" support for family violence: exploring community support systems for lesbian and bisexual women who have experienced abuse [0.03%]
“为了施暴助阵”的家庭支持——探索面向经历暴力的 Lesbians 和 Bisexuals 女性的社区支持系统
Susan C Turell,Molly M Herrmann
Susan C Turell
"Family" is a euphemistic term that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people use among ourselves to designate membership in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Ironically, this "family" may be the most sought, ...
Jennifer L Hardesty,Ramona Faith Oswald,Lyndal Khaw et al.
Jennifer L Hardesty et al.
Twenty-four lesbian mothers (12 African American, 9 White, and 3 Latina) who had experienced physical abuse by a same-sex partner were interviewed. Three types of IPV were found: intimate terrorism, situational violence, and mutual violent ...
Amy Weston
Amy Weston
Using the concepts of individuation and masculine and feminine principles from Jungian psychology, the author explores the use of the masculine principle in parenting male children in families without an embodied father. The role of lesbian...