A woman shares her struggle with the legal establishment to adopt the son of her lesbian partner, describing her entry into motherhood, her growing politicization, and her battle against the forces that would deny lesbians the right to become mothers. Reprint. Tour.
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This poignant and witty memoir recounts Burke's increasing political activism while attempting to become a legal mother to the child of her domestic partner.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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I loved this book.,
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This review is from: Family Values: A Lesbian Mother's Fight for Her Son (Paperback)
This book tells two parallel stories: the author's struggleto adopt and raise the son she had with her partner, and the story of Queer Nation - San Francisco from about 1990 to 1992. It's an excellent documentary of both her personal story and the historical events of those years: protests against the Gulf War, christian evangelists, and the film "Basic Instinct." I participated in the protests and am mentioned in the book, but that's not why I like it. It's funny, accurate, touching and dramatic.
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Disappointing Reading,
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This review is from: Family Values: A Lesbian Mother's Fight for Her Son (Paperback)
When I first read this book I was expecting a story about "a lesbian mother's fight for her son." In reality, very little of this book deals with the author's family situation and relationship with her son. Most of the book chroncicles the author's political activism and there is compartively little dealing with her partner or child. A profound disappointment
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