A Content Analysis of the First Decade of the Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Progress and gaps: A systematic review of the family demographics and family subsystems represented in top family science journals 2008–2018

“…This finding aligns with a recent systematic review focused on the same topic (van Eeden- . Consistent with past research (Bible et al, 2018;Clark & Serovich, 2007;van Eeden-Moorefield et al, 2018), most of the research focused on gay and lesbian couples or parents, and less was documented on bisexual and transgender individuals' family dynamics and experiences. Further, nearly 40% of all research compared heterosexual and cisgender samples to LGBTQ samples.…”

“…Our study extends past work on LGBTQ families (Bible et al, 2018;van Eeden-Moorefield et al, 2018) by also exploring the global and ethnic-racial representation of these studies. As such, we can support past calls for more focus on intersectionality in the study of LGBTQ families (Acosta, 2018;Few-Demo & Allen, 2020).…”

“…LGBTQ families, 64% of which were White. A breakdown of other ethnic-racial groups or country of origin representation was not provided in this study or others (e.g., Bible et al, 2018). This has been noted as a limitation of past reviews, as identifying what intersecting identities are represented in our literature (e.g., Bible et al, 2018) will help us understand which voices and experiences have been omitted so we may progress to better integrate intersectional perspectives into our literature (Few-Demo & Allen, 2020).…”

“…However, 83% of individuals who identify as LGBTQ globally conceal their sexual and gender orientation to all or most people due to societal and cultural stigmas (Pachankis & Bränström, 2019); therefore, the rates of individuals who identify as LGBTQ may be much higher. In this case, systematic reviews have been conducted on this topic within family science and related fields (Bible et al, 2018;Clark & Serovich, 2007;van Eeden-Moorefield et al, 2018). Most recently, van Eeden- Moorefield et al ( ) conducted a 15-year (2000Moorefield et al ( -2015 review of six family science journals and found that 2.24% of studies focused on…”

Race and Ethnicity in the Lives of LGBTQ Parents and Their Children: Perspectives from and Beyond North America

“…A growing number of scholars focus on LGBTQ parents of color and push queer theories and methodologies to be more responsive to issues of race, class, citizenship, and colonialism (e.g., Acosta, 2013Acosta, , 2018Battle, Pastrana, & Harris, 2017a, 2017bGlass, 2014;Karpman, Ruppel, & Torres, 2018;Leibetseder, 2018;Moore, 2011aMoore, , 2011bPastrana, Battle, & Harris, 2017;Rodriguez, 2014). At the same time, White lesbian and gay parents remain overrepresented in the literature on LGBTQ-parent families as well as in popular culture (see Bible, Bermea, van Eeden-Moorefield, Benson, & Few-Demo, 2018;Huang et al, 2010;Singh & Shelton, 2011;van Eeden-Moorefield, Few-Demo, Benson, Bible, & Lummer, 2018). As one Black gay father put it, We're in the gay community, and the gay community itself is segregated.…”