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Lesbians (continued) Mental health: environments conducive
and,20,43,45–46; family therapy to,20; isolation and fear’s influence
and assisting troubled gays and, on,6–7; symptoms,123,248–50
179–82; famous,55,143,146,188; gift Men who have Sex with Men (MSM):
of gay children and,183–215; girls’ HIV diagnosis rate for,168,217; un-
intense relationships and,2,17–19, protected anal intercourse and,168
76–77; identifying as lesbian,237–38; Merighi, J. R.,223
lucky parents, gays and,188–93; Methamphetamine,227
masculine clothing and,19; repara- Michelangelo,188
tive/conversion therapies harmful Miller, F. E.,22,96
to,175; stigma and,5; stigma and Molestation,143
African American,218–20; therapists Monogamy,149–50
speaking about sexual orientation Mothers,129,185; children’s relationship
with,41–45; West Indian culture’s with, x–xi,13; closeness and,8–12; in
intolerance of,225;see also Coming control of emotional environment/
out; Daughters; Girls climate,72; daughters’ relationships
Lev, Arlene Istar,240,243 with,9,57,115,154–56,201,242–43;
Leviticus,98 distance/distancing and,199; heal-
LGBT,see Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans- ing power of group affiliations for,
gender 136–39; initial phase of family discov-
Loneliness,53,54,79 ery/adjustment and,8–12; love of, x;
Lopata, Mary Ellen,129 sons’ relationships with, xi–xii, xiii,
Loss: mother of female-to-male trans- 8,9–12,56–57,88–90,115–16,117,119,
gender youth and,243; parental 153,171–72,190–91; worried about
reactions, mourning and,84–86 HIV,168–69;see also Coming out;
Love,5; famine of paternal,197–201; Families; Parents
myths about mothers giving youth Mourning: parental reactions, loss and,
too much,11,82–84,101–2 84–86; recovery and,154; self-blame
Love Ellen: A Mother-Daughter Journey and,134
(DeGeneres, B.),129 MSM,see Men who have Sex with Men
Muller, Ann, xiv
McClellan, D.,238 Myths: heterosexual family,85,109; inti-
McGoldrick, M.,4 macy in families and coming-out, ix;
McIntosh, P.,197 mothers as cause of male homosexu-
McMillen, J. C.,183,194,210 ality,11,82–84,101–2
Madonna,233
Magazines, gay/lesbian,46 Narcotics;see Drugs
Mallon, G.,240 Narrative methods, data and,249–50
Maltz, Maxwell,134 NARTH;see National Association for
Manhood, views of, xi Research and Therapy of Homosexu-
Marginalization,196–97 ality
Marriage,5; same-sex,56 National Association for Research
Masculinity: clothing and,19,162; views and Therapy of Homosexuality
of, xi,36–39,70,221–22,227–28 (NARTH),144
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