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Fathers (continued) 43,45–46; family therapy and assist-
140–41,143–44; initial phase of fam- ing troubled lesbians and,179–82;
ily discovery/adjustment and,12–16; famous,55,188; identifying as gay,
parental adjustment and,157–58; 238; lucky parents of lesbians and,
paternal distance and,12–16; as scape- 188–93; reparative/conversion thera-
goat,130; sons and disapproval of, pies harmful to,175; risky behavior
38–39; sons’ relationships with,13–14, and,75–76; stigma and,5; stigma and
22–23,39,102,116,118–20,171–72, African American,220–21; West In-
198–200; therapists engaging,210–12; dian culture’s intolerance of,224–26;
unchanged relationships with child see also Boys; Coming out; Sons
and,197–201;see also Coming out; Gender: race, ethnicity and issues of,
Families; Parents 221–22; roles,19; scholars,159
Fears: for children’s well being,202–3; Girls, girls’ intense relationships with,
coming out and,70; of discovery,3; 2,17–19,76–77;see also Daughters;
discrimination,94–96,160; family Lesbians
sensitization issues, isolation and, GLSEN;see Gay, Lesbian, and Straight
39–41; mental health/isolation and Education Network
influence of,6–7; of not enter- Goffman, E.,4,22
ing heaven,98; of other people’s Gratitude,157
judgments,96–97; parental worry Greece, ancient,237
and,91–99,163–69,180,181,202–9; Greenberg, A. S.,188
physical harm,91–94; of rejection by Griffin, Carolyn,129
children,86–87; of rejection by par- Grimes, M. D.,223
ents,4,42,49,179,182; of religious Grooming, daughters and lack of per-
stigma,97–99; of “turning gay,”245 sonal,18–19
Fortunate Families: Catholic Families Grounded theory, data and, xv,249–51
with Lesbian Daughters and Gay Sons Group affiliation, parents and healing
(Lopata),129 power of,136–38
Frank, Barney,55,188 Guilt,134; fathers and,84; safe sex and,
205; suspicion during family sensi-
Gallup poll,5 tization and parental,21–23; with
Garcia-Preto, N.,115 white and African American parents,
Gay: appearing,159–63; family renewal 217;see also Self-blame
and gift of being,183–215; parental
reactions and feeling good about Hansen, D. A.,184
being,90–91; porn,72–75; “turning,” Harassment: peer,5–6,7–8,152; at
245 school,5–8,45,92,94,219; stigma/
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education isolation, parents and peer,7–8,64,
Network (GLSEN),46,128 164; West Indians and,224–26
Gay pride parade,195 Harvey, R. G.,42,43,178
Gays: coming out and bisexuality as Hate crimes, penalties for bias and,56,
gateway sexual orientation for,64, 91
146–47,231–35; conducive school Heaven, fears of not entering,98
environments for lesbians and,20, Heche, Anne,146
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