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185–87; rejection within,39–40,62, hindered during,158–73; parent-child
158; siblings and,69,72,73,214, interaction during,174; summary of,
243–45; therapy for,62–63,131–33; 173–74; treatment during,174–82
treatment and working with,46–48; Family relationships: discussing sexual-
West Indian,224–26;see also Family ity and, xi; power of, xiii
therapy Family renewal, gift of gay/lesbian child
Family difficulties: courtesy stigma and, and,183–97; clinical implications
22,82–84,94–96,160–61,205–8,245; with,209–15; gays/lesbian children,
fear for children’s well being,19–20, lucky parents and,188–93; new world
69–70,91–94,181–82,202–3,213,218, and,193–97; ongoing family difficul-
224; ongoing,197–208; sons, HIV ties and,197–208; proud parents and
and,203–5; unchanged father-child happy children equals,185–87
relationships,197–201 Family sensitization,1–3; boys/fathers
Family discovery,49,81; changes in conflict and,36–39; distance and
relationships during,99–120; clinical conflict during,31–39; fear, isola-
implications and,58–63,122–33; con- tion and unspoken issues during,
flict and,99–101; distance and,101–6; 39–41; implications for treatment
divergent perceptions of parent/child with,41–47; initial phase of family
and,27–31,106–10,169–73,200–201; discovery/adjustment with,8–31;
family sensitization with initial phase parent-child conflict and,31–36; par-
of adjustment and,8–31; fathers and ent-child interaction during,40–41;
closeness during,117–20; improved stigma, isolation and,4–8; suspicion
family relationships and,112–17; during,17–31
shielding fragile youth and,110–12; Family therapy: assisting troubled gay
summary of coming-out subphase youth in family context and,179–82;
of,79–80 conflict, hope and,177–79; engaging
Family discovery, parents react and, fathers and,210–12; family discovery
81; parental fear and worry,91–99; crisis and,131–33; family recovery
parental reactions and,82–91; parent- and,176–82; positive reframes and,
child boundaries and mutual distanc- 131–33; precoming-out subphase and,
ing during,120–22; relationship 62–63;see also Clinical implications;
changes during,99–120; summary, Treatment
120–22; treatment during crisis of, Fathers: children’s relationship with,
122–33 x–xi,12–16,32,80; coming out and,
Family discovery, youth come out and: 70–72; conflict between boys and,
coming out and,63–72; coming-out 36–39; daughters and fears of, xiii,95;
subphase/summary of,79–80; par- daughters’ relationships with,14–16,
ents confronting children and,72–79; 108–10,118,140–41,155,199–201;
precoming-out subphase, anxious family discovery and closeness of,
youth, mystified parents and,49–63 117–20; family discovery crisis, treat-
Family recovery,134; clinical implica- ment and,129–30; family roles and,
tions and,174–82; parental adjust- xi,12–16; family therapy and engag-
ment and what helped during, ing,210–12; guilt and,84; healing
135–58; parental adjustment and what power of group affiliations for,
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