Gay Men Becoming Fathers: A Model of Identity Expansion

Brinamen, Charles F.; Mitchell, Valory

doi:10.1080/15504280802191772

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“…They also had the highest levels of use of positive discipline techniques and were much less likely to spank their children relative to percentages observed in studies of heterosexual couples and, surprisingly, even than the lesbian coparents in the same sample. Many studies indicated that when two gay men coparented, they did so in ways that seemed closer to that of women (lesbian and heterosexual) than to married heterosexual men (Brinamen, 2000; Mallon, 2004; Schacher, Auerbach, & Silverstein, 2005; Stacey, 2006). The relative parenting strengths of gay cofathers are not surprising in that these are men who were willing to persevere through the many challenges, obstacles, and expenses to have a very wanted child together.…”

Section: Gay Male Families Gay Fatherhoodmentioning

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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families

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Savcı

2010

J of Marriage and Family

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This article reviews new scholarship on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families. The past decade witnessed rapid expansion of data and strong research designs. The most notable advance was in studies on variation among mostly planned lesbian comother families. Cumulative evidence suggests that although many of these families have comparatively high levels of shared labor and parental investment, they may not be as “genderless” as previously depicted. Gay men's diverse paths to family formation and planned parenthood have also been explored, but almost no research studies their children's experiences. Conceptualizations of sexual orientation expanded to include bisexuals and others, and some understanding of the experiences of transgender people has begun to emerge. Future work should explore relationships among members of the families they create.

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Section: Gay Male Families Gay Fatherhoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families

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Savcı

2010

J of Marriage and Family

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“…Most research on gay fathers addresses men who became parents within the context of former heterosexual relationships entered into before they identified themselves as gay (see for an overview: Patterson & Chan, 1999;Tasker, 2005). What is known about gay men who choose to become fathers after coming out is mainly based on personal, anecdotal or journalistic accounts (Kaeser & Gillespie, 1999;Warmerdam & Gort, 1998), or on studies based on in-depth interviews, structured interviews or focus group interviews (e.g., Brinamen & Mitchell, 2008;Lewin, 2006a,b;Mallon, 2004;Schacher, Auerbach & Bordeaux-Silverstein, 2005;Stacey, 2006;Weeks, Heaphy & Donovan, 2001). However, there have been two quantitative studies (McPherson, 1993;Sbordone, 1993).…”

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Planned Gay Father Families in Kinship Arrangements

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2010

ANZ J of Family Therapy

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The current study examined whether there are differences between gay father families (n = 36) and heterosexual families (n = 36) on father‐child relationship, fathers' experiences of parental stress and children's wellbeing. The gay fathers in this study all became parents while in same‐sex relationships. They donated sperm to lesbian couples and then shared the child‐rearing with them in kinship arrangements. It was also examined whether aspects that are related specifically to gay fathers (i.e., experiences of rejection, having to defend their family situation, with whom the children live, and conflicts with the children's mothers) are also related to the father‐child relationship, parental stress and children's wellbeing. Data were collected by means of questionnaires filled in by the fathers. No significant differences between the family types were found on emotional involvement and parental concern in the father‐child relationship, parental burden (as an aspect of parental stress) or the children's wellbeing. However, gay fathers felt less competent in their child‐rearing role than heterosexual fathers. For gay fathers especially, experiences of rejection and the feeling that they have to defend their situation were significantly related to father‐child relationship, parental stress and children's wellbeing.

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“…The biological urge is traditionally supposed to be a primary instinct to have a child that inevitably arrives at some point in one's life, and especially in the life of a woman. And as a result, the decision to have a child is stripped of its social value without regard to the specific social order where the decision is situated (Brinamen & Mitchell, 2008;Mallon, 2004;Mezey, 2013). By reducing the decision of whether to have a child or not to an instinctual urge, Carlo failed to recognize that beliefs that gays and lesbians "do not, should not, or cannot parent" vary in length and are influenced by stereotypes and by gay cultural norms (Brinamen & Mitchell, 2008).…”

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Hegemony and Heteronormativity: Homonormative Discourses of LGBTQ Activists About Lesbian and Gay Parenting

Lasio

Serri

Ibba

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Journal of Homosexuality

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LGBTQ activists have a crucial role in fighting sexuality-based discrimination. However, homonormativity can lead activists to adhere to hegemonic heteronormativity, thus threatening their efforts to widen the concept of family. Drawing on the Gramscian notion of hegemony, this article analyzes the notion of heteronormativity and its homonormative facet as a form of hegemony that impacts activists, sustaining the premises of heteronormativity and seeking inclusion within such norms. This research investigates the hegemonic heteronormative assumptions that endure in the discourses of Italian LGBTQ activists when they talk about lesbian and gay parenting. Findings highlight the presence of heteronormative traces in their discourses, namely in terms of access to reproduction, the parents' place within the regime of gender, and the right standards for child rearing. Hegemonic heteronormativity appears in multiform ways, and as largely consensual even to those it more directly oppresses, making it difficult to detect and therefore to deconstruct.

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Gay Men Becoming Fathers: A Model of Identity Expansion

Cited by 32 publications

References 26 publications

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families

Planned Gay Father Families in Kinship Arrangements

Hegemony and Heteronormativity: Homonormative Discourses of LGBTQ Activists About Lesbian and Gay Parenting

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