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Zack's story Zack's story Keith Elliot Greenberg An eleven-year-old boy describes life as part of a family made up of himself, his mother and her lesbian partner. OL14919489W
Mommy, mama, and me Mommy, mama, and me Lesléa Newman Rhythmic text and illustrations with universal appeal show a toddler spending the day with its mommies. From hide-and-seek to dress-up, then bath time and a kiss goodnight, there's no limit to what a… OL15973569W
Confessions of the other mother Confessions of the other mother Harlyn Aizley After author Harlyn Aizley gave birth to her daughter, she watched in unanticipated horror as her partner scooped up the baby and said, "I'm your new mommy!" While they both had worked to find the pe… OL16025559W
Gloria goes to Gay Pride Gloria goes to Gay Pride Lesléa Newman Gloria and her two mothers join a parade celebrating Gay Pride Day. OL16053037W
Double play Double play Sara Cassidy Allie loves baseball. It's the one thing that has been consistent in her lately complicated life. Allie's father left recently, and now Allie has a new family -- her mother's new girlfriend, Phyllis,… OL17895998W
Love song for baby X Love song for baby X Cheryl Dumesnil "While poet Cheryl Dumesnil suspects she'll confront some formidable obstacles on her path to parenthood, she is nevertheless unprepared for what she actually encounters, including navigating the maz… OL19963641W
Adult onset Adult onset Ann-Marie MacDonald "Mary Rose MacKinnon is a successful author of YA fiction doing a tour of duty as stay-at-home mom while her partner, Hilary, takes a turn focusing on her career. She tries valiantly to balance the (… OL19998939W
Real sisters pretend Real sisters pretend Megan Dowd Lambert "As they play, Mia and Tayja confirm that there's one thing they don't have to pretend: They know in their hearts that they're real sisters, even though others don't always recognize this since they'… OL20029258W
New Life New Life Jan Gayle Trigena Gilmore is about to become a mother, but she never wanted children. Her wife, Dr. Karrie Gilmore, PhD, is pregnant. Karrie’s been dreaming about being a mom for as long as she can remember. T… OL20200239W
Crime Against Nature Crime Against Nature Minnie Bruce Pratt Poetry. LGBT Studies. The first title from Sapphic Classics, a co-edition between Sinister Wisdom Magazine and A Midsummer Night's Press to reprint seminal works of lesbian poetry. "In spare and f… OL2346736W
August August Judith Rossner August, is a novel written by Judith Rossner focused on a psychoanalyst and one of her analysands. The title refers to the month of August, when analysts leave the city for the month and thus leave s… OL2649154W
Jason et la tortue des bois Jason et la tortue des bois Françoise de Luca Jason est un bambin amoureux de la vie qui habite seul avec sa maman. Un jour, cette dernière se fait une nouvelle amie, Anna, avec laquelle le garçonnet partage de grands éclats de rire, des chatoui… OL27059561W
Family Values Family Values Phyllis Burke A lesbian recounts her fight to legally adopt and co-parent her lover's child, describing her journey into the worlds of adoption courts and the militant activist group, Queer Nation. 25,000 first pr… OL3255925W
Asha's mums Asha's mums Michele Paulse,Rosamund Elwin Asha's impending school trip to the Science Centre prompts a look at all kinds of families. OL4184927W
Janet, my mother, and me Janet, my mother, and me Murray, William An experienced author offers a delightful and exuberant memoir of his youth, recounting how his mother lived in a longterm gay relationship with groundbreaking journalist Janet Flanner, capturing the… OL487619W
The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians Rachel Pepper The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians covers everything you need to make the thrilling and challenging journey to motherhood: from choosing a donor to tracking fertility to signing the right p… OL5828952W
Changing Family Values Changing Family Values C. Wright What is meant by a crisis in the family? in recent years 'the family' has become the controversial focus for many of the important issues Western societies are now facing at the end of the century. i… OL7123086W
Different Daughters Different Daughters Louise Rafkin Coming out to Mom is a lesbian rite of passage. In the third edition of this landmark anthology, 34 remarkable women face their fears and confusion, prejudice and misunderstandings, and speak honestl… OL777427W
From the notebooks of Melanin Sun From the notebooks of Melanin Sun Jacqueline Woodson Melanin Sun has a lot to say. But sometimes it's hard to speak his mind, so he fills up notebooks with his thoughts instead. He writes about his mom a lotu they're about as close as they can be, beca… OL85370W
Mommy Queerest Mommy Queerest Julie M. Thompson "Mommy Queerest focuses on the historical and contemporary meanings of lesbian motherhood in three cultural domains: the mass media, the U.S. legal system, and recent scholarship ih feminist psycholo… OL8855536W
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