“You Live Where?!” Lesbian Mothers' Attachment to Nonmetropolitan Communities

Oswald, Ramona Faith; Lazarevic, Vanja

doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00663.x

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“…relations to extended family, friends, colleagues, schools and neighbourhood (Almack, 2008a;Goldberg & Smith, 2011;Oswald & Lazarevic, 2011;Puckett, Horne, Levitt & Reeves, 2011;Rigs & Willing, 2013). Having a child in a planned lesbian family often directly involves healthcare services or welfare institutions, such as fertility clinics, maternal health care or adoption agencies.…”

Section: Studies On Lesbian Family Life and Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pride and Prejudice : Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden

Malmquist

2015

Linköping Studies in Behavioural Science

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To my children, Emil, Nils, Myran and Tove Färgen på barns ögon kommer från arvet, glittret i barns ögon kommer från miljön.The colour of children's eyes comes from nature, the sparkle in children's eyes comes from nurture. AbstractOptions and possibilities for lesbian parents have changed fundamentally since the turn of the millennium. A legal change in 2003 enabled a same-sex couple to share legal parenthood of the same child. An additional legal change, in 2005, gave lesbian couples access to fertility treatment within public healthcare in Sweden. The present thesis focuses on families where two women share legal parenthood of their children. It aims to provide knowledge about lesbian parenting couples and their children, and to focus on the interplay between family members within lesbian families, and between family members and their surroundings. Furthermore, the thesis aims to visualize and analyse notions of heteronormativity and homonormativity in contemporary Sweden. The thesis draws on interviews with 118 parents in 61 families, and 12 children in 11 families. The participants' stories, descriptions, reflections and discourses have been analysed using discursive psychology and thematic analysis.The thesis includes five empirical papers. Paper I focuses on encounters with healthcare professionals prior to and during pregnancy, at childbirth and during the early stages of parenthood. Paper II deals with the participants' experiences of second-parent adoption processes. Paper III focuses on equality in parenting relations. Paper IV focuses on encounters with fertility clinics within public healthcare. Paper V highlights the children's reflections and shows how the children talk about fathers and donors.

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Section: Studies On Lesbian Family Life and Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pride and Prejudice : Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden

Malmquist

2015

Linköping Studies in Behavioural Science

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“…Thus, this study utilizes a broader definition of nonmetropolitan: cities or towns with populations less than 250,000 outside major metropolitan and suburban areas including mid-size towns and rural areas. This definition is more inclusive of mid-size towns and cities often neglected in LGBTQ research and is consistent with empirical work on nonmetropolitan LGBTQ individuals and families across downstate Illinois (see Holman & Oswald, 2011;Oswald & Culton, 2003;Oswald & Lazarevic, 2011).…”

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Motivations for Involvement in Nonmetropolitan LGBTQ Organizations: A Multimethod Qualitative Exploration

Paceley

Keene

Lough

2015

Journal of Community Practice

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Organizations serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities provide services aimed at improving the health and well-being of LGBTQ people, yet may face limited resources and community support in nonmetropolitan communities. This study seeks to understand LGBTQ individuals' motivations for becoming and staying involved in nonmetropolitan LGBTQ organizations. Data collection methods included interviews, participant observation, and focus groups. Six categories of motivations emerged: (1) to access support and resources; (2) to establish an LGBTQ community; (3) to be generative; (4) to affirm identity; (5) to support an LGBTQ organization; and (6) to combine one's personal and professional lives.Organizations serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities provide programs and services aimed at decreasing legal, political, and emotional disparities while improving the health and well-being of LGBTQ people (Centerlink & LGBT Movement Advancement

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“…However, other work shows that some LGB people report acceptance in rural areas and report higher levels of well-being than LGB people who live in cities (Kazyak 2011(Kazyak , 2012Oswald and Lazarevic 2011;Wienke and Hill 2013). LGB people living in rural areas might place less emphasis on how people in rural areas vote or view pro-LGB policies when gauging acceptance (Kazyak 2011).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Indeed, some research finds that LGB individuals living in rural areas feel a strong connection to their community, feel accepted, and report higher levels of well-being than their urban counterparts (Kazyak 2011(Kazyak , 2012Oswald and Lazarevic 2011;Wienke and Hill 2013).…”

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“…Yet some scholars question the accuracy of these narratives (Fiorina et al 2006(Fiorina et al , 2008Salka and Burnett 2011). Studies, for example, show that rural LGB people report feeling accepted and connected to their communities (Kazyak 2011(Kazyak , 2012Oswald and Lazarevic 2011;Wienke and Hill 2013), suggesting that these narratives might mask a complex and nuanced public opinion of pro-LGB policies.…”

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