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La presente investigación de corte cualitativo tuvo la finalidad de comprender la experiencia de familia de un hombre homosexual dentro del contexto marabino. Por tanto, fue seleccionado como informante clave un hombre homosexual de 22 años de manera intencional. A partir de la teoría del sistema familiar planteada por Satir (2007), se utilizó el método hermenéutico - dialéctico para interpretación de la información recolectada a través...

"Just a few years ago, Schuyler Bailar rose to national and international prominence when he became the first openly transgender athlete to compete on an NCAA Division 1 team in any sport. A top high school prospect, Schuyler had been recruited by Harvard for the women's team, but after taking a gap year to address mental health and ultimately to transition, Schuyler swam instead for Harvard's men's team. Since then, Schuyler has become a go to expert...

Feminist parenting creates unique challenges. As women experience the unique powerlessness of motherhood, they also hold the uncomfortable power of acting as advocates for and as agents of socialization and social control over their children. Fathers may feel the desire for feminist parenting whilst experiencing a backlash and a lack of sup- port, while some parents may attempt to resist the binaries of mothering and fathering in their feminist parenting...

No Man's Land is the authentic story of one woman's struggle towards discovery; to find both herself and true acceptance; the story of two lives intimately entwined; a gender odyssey. Born a male in post war Germany, Paula spent her formative years in Ireland, constantly on a voyage of self-discovery, struggling to find her true gender identity while trying to maintain a 'normal' life as a loving husband and father. The journey finally culminated...

Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies offers accessible, academically sound information on a wide range of topics, including history, culture, and Queer Theory; an exploration of LGBTQ+ relationships, families, parenting, health, and education; and how to conduct research on LGBTQ+ topics. The book explores LGBTQ+ issues from the ancient world to contemporary global perspectives. Employing an intersectional analysis, the textbook highlights how sexuality...

Hasta que el amor les dure: debates en torno a las parejas del mismo sexo en el contexto colombiano presenta un panorama general de los principales debates y discursos relacionados con la visibilidad, existencia y subjetividad de las parejas del mismo sexo. Para esto, se analizaron más de 300 notas de prensa publicadas en los principales diarios de circulación nacional en Colombia en el periodo 2007-2010, en las cuales se representaran tales uniones....

"Dr. Lange's TRANSformative Mentoring Guidebook is a must read and must use resource for anyone who wants to build transgender/gender-diverse peer groups. We believe you will come to love her work as much as we do." - Cassandra Williamson, Transgender Rights Activist Grounded in established research and real-world practice, the TRANSformative Mentoring Guidebook is an essential resource for Peer Mentors providing support services to Gender...

Luis Alegre ha escrito un libro divertido y riguroso, inteligente y mordaz. Un libro terapéutico y liberador para homosexuales y heterosexuales por igual. Más de diez semanas en la lista de libros más vendidos de no ficción del diario El Mundo y de la prestigiosa librería La Central. La Edad de Oro de la heterosexualidad está tocando a su fin, y esto es motivo de celebración para todos. También para los heterosexuales, que hasta ahora se...

This comprehensive anthology traces the rhetoric of the gay rights movement from the late nineteenth century to the present. It chronicles the progression from its deeply clandestine beginnings to the battle for recognition, through political struggles and victories of the mid-twentieth century to its current position-at the forefront of the mainstream political debate concerning the fight for marriage equality. The speeches include Robert G. Ingersoll's...

Celebrate the LGTBQ community with this small but perfectly formed guide to Pride. What began as a protest for gay rights following the Stonewall riots of 1969 in New York has grown to become a global celebration of LGBTQ culture. In the 50-odd years since the original protest, and what is now widely accepted to be the first Pride march—Christopher Street Liberation Day, 1970—Pride events are now attended by millions each year, celebrating how...