Now That You Know: What Every Parent Should Know About Homosexuality [Hardcover]

Betty Fairchild (Author), Nancy Hayward (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 23, 1979

Now updated, this challenging and enlightening guide will help the 20 to 40 million parents in the United States who may be faced with the knowledge that a son or daughter is homosexual.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 228 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P; 1st edition (August 23, 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0151677077
• ISBN-13: 978-0151677078
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,367,344 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for families dealing with the issues of gay c, July 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Now That You Know: What Every Parent Should Know About Homosexuality (Paperback)

I bought this book when I was thinking of coming out to my parents. Although they never read it, I did. I learned more about the issues of being gay and how to deal with them by reading this book than from any other source. It helped me to understand my parents' fear and anxiety, and helped me to accept myself in a very positive way that has lasted a lifetime.

I highly recommend this book to anyone, gay or straight, who desires to learn the facts about homosexuality, and how real people can deal with its unique problems in a positive way.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming, Inspiring, Informative, Encompassing!, January 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Now That You Know: What Every Parent Should Know About Homosexuality (Paperback)

I didn't know a book on this subject could be as enlightening, inspiring, and informative all at the same time. Truly insightful in delivering and uncovering of the "Homosexual" dilemna of children who at some point in their lives have decided to face the consequences of telling their parents who they really are.

This book focuses on uncovering the heartaches, fear, rejection, love of parents and at the same time confusion and self-doubt faced by most parents of homosexual children. This book provides personal glimpses and sheds some light on parent's fears that they are somehow responsible for who their children have become regarding their sexuality and focuses more on accepting and loving their child for the whole person that they have become instead of hating them or rejecting them for that one aspect of their life.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for gay men and women and their families., May 17, 1998

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Randy Wentworth ([e-mail]) (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Now That You Know: What Every Parent Should Know About Homosexuality (Paperback)

I did a search for this title specifically so I could submit a review. That's how good I think it is. I read a previous release of this book when I was "outed" to my family accidentally in 1980. The book described to me the feelings of some parents, the possibility of rejection, but especially the love and acceptance that can be experienced by gays when they reveal their whole selves. This book can bring comfort to family members who are dealing with coming-out issues. I thank and applaud the authors whole-heartedly!