Studying Complex Families in Context

Goldberg, Abbie E.

doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00680.x

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“…Most men in this study believed that it is in the best interests of the child to have a mother, because mothers have unique qualities that fathers don't have (e.g., caring, warmth, affection), which they believed to be biologically based (see also Berkowitz & Marsiglio, 2007;Goldberg, 2010). The paradigm of the essential "natural" mothering holds that the biological experiences of pregnancy and breastfeeding generate a strong, instinctual drive in women to nurture.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…Situated within this massive heterosexist web, gay men are as influenced by heterosexist social discourses about gender and families as their heterosexual counterparts (Benson et al, 2005;Berkowitz, 2009;Elia, 2003;Goldberg, 2012), often enacting homophobia and heterosexist ideals (Folgerø, 2008;Goldberg, 2010;Rabun & Oswald, 2009). As Berkowitz (2009) states, "Even though gays and lesbians enjoy unprecedented freedom to live un-closeted gay lives, they are still controlled by the idea of heterosexual superiority" (p. 124).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics in 2002, indicate that only 16% of gay men in the United States have had a biological or adopted child, compared to 48% of heterosexual and bisexual men (Gates, Badgett, Macomber, & Chambers, 2007;Goldberg, 2010). In Israel, there are no reliable figures for the number of gay fathers.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Gay Men Choosing to Co-Parent with Heterosexual Women

Erera

Segal‐Engelchin

2014

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

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Little is known about openly gay men who elect to conceive and raise children jointly with a heterosexual woman outside of marriage. Drawing on in-depth interviews with nine Israeli gay fathers who are co-parenting with a heterosexual woman, this study examines the factors associated with their unique family choice and the characteristics these men sought in selecting the mother. The findings revealed three key motivations for establishing a hetero-gay family: belief in the essential mother, belief in biological parenting, and the belief that the child's best interests dictate having two parents of the opposite sex. These beliefs, along with seeking co-parents with maternal attributes, reflect traditional attitudes and a wish to reproduce the traditional family. At the same time, however, these men all planned on being "new," actively involved fathers who shoulder child-rearing responsibilities. Possible implications of holding concurrently traditional and progressive attitudes are discussed.

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Gay Men Choosing to Co-Parent with Heterosexual Women

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Segal‐Engelchin

2014

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

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“…Having similar others available for support, advice, and as role models can be helpful to young people negotiating the process of coming out, which is essential to reducing internalized homophobia and creating a positive trajectory of LGB identity development (Elizur & Mintzer, 2001;Jordon & Deluty, 1998). In light of increasing opportunities for legal recognition of same-sex couples, the support and advice of other same-sex couples is necessary to negotiate the challenges of being a member of a same-sex couple (Frost, 2011;LeBlanc, Frost, & Wight, 2015), as well as the unique challenges of same-sex parenting and adoption (Goldberg, 2010). In later life, LGB elders may depend on other members of the LGB community given they are less likely than their heterosexual peers to have children and their partnerships and social networks have been decimated by the AIDS crisis (Barker, Herdt, & de Vries, 2006;de Vries, 2009).…”

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Social Support Networks among Diverse Sexual Minority Populations

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Meyer²

2010

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This paper reports a study of the function and composition of social support networks among diverse lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) men and women (n = 396) in comparison to their heterosexual peers (n = 128). Data were collected using a structured social support network matrix in a community sample recruited in New York City. Our findings show that gay and bisexual men may rely on "chosen families" within LGBT communities more so than lesbian and bisexual women. Both heterosexuals and LGBs relied less on family and more on other people (e.g., friends, co-workers) for everyday social support (e.g., recreational and social activities, talking about problems). Providers of everyday social support were most often of the same sexual orientation and race/ethnicity as participants. In seeking major support (e.g., borrowing large sums of money), heterosexual men and women along with lesbian and bisexual women relied primarily on their families, but gay and bisexual men relied primarily on other LGB individuals. Racial/ ethnic minority LGBs relied on LGB similar others at the same rate at White LGBs but, notably, racial/ethnic minority LGBs reported receiving fewer dimensions of support.The prevalence of negative mental and physical health outcomes is significantly higher among lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals (LGBs) than their heterosexual peers

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“…Studies of gay-father families formed through surrogacy show positive parenting outcomes 112 (Baiocco et al, 2015), but gay fathers are exposed to stigma regarding their sexual identity 113 (Goldberg, 2010) and it is widely believed that fathers are less nurturing than mothers (see 114 Biblarz & Stacey, 2010). This may result in negative parenting experiences for gay fathers.…”

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