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Anyone striving to develop an intelligent, compassionate opinion on gay marriage should read these thoughtful essays and memoires by adult children raised by same-sex couples. So should adoption professionals, members of the clergy, family counselors and social workers. These truths need to be known and promulgated.
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2015
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This book is edited by two literature professors, a queer man and a radical feminist, who were both raised by lesbians: definitely not the average writers for a book with counter-arguments to same-sex marriage. It contains many personal stories of people who are in some way collateral damages of same-sex marriage rights and who are usually forgotten when discussing the issue.
The sections are: I.: Children II.: Women III. Society IV.: Globe V.: Gays VI.: Bards
After completing an inspectional reading of the book, it's become very clear to me that this is an invaluable and illuminating resource, and perhaps even the most authoritative resource one can possess on the subject today. Everything is thoroughly researched and masterfully organized. The book not only provides stories that move one to understand with unstoppable force, but also goes into a good deal of the politics of it all.
The analogy with the Jephthah of the Old Testament is strained, at best.
Having said that, I found the book interesting and the arguments convincing. There are collected here witnesses to the reality of alternative families that need to be heard, though political correctness with make that difficult. But Lopez does an excellent job of steering a course between gay-bashing and point out the weakness of considering same sex partnerships as families. He recognizes that many in the gay community want a family, though their lives deny them that privilege. He, and other contributors, acknowledge the debt they owe to those that raised them, many of whom did the best they could. The problem is, human beings were made to have two sex parents, as well as having the deep-seated need to know their origins. That won't change.
Life deals lots of lemons, though many of those lemons are made more sour by the refusal to accept the reality we have, and leave the other realities to our fantasies. To paraphrase Samuel Johnson, if you don't like the milk from the cow, it still will not help to try and milk the bull.
This is a must read for anyone who is serious about investigating the actual ramifications of children being raised by two men or two women instead of a father and mother. The authors write not just from their own experience but also have extensive data from many others. If you question that, read through the footnotes.
Wow. Great book, really powerful, well written and authentic. Pulls no punches, dives deep into the subject and comes back with amazing insights and arguments, right from the heart and utterly convincing.
5.0 out of 5 starsIl libro più completo sull'argomento.
Reviewed in Italy on June 10, 2016
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Libro che dovrebbe essere letto soprattutto da quelle persone secondo cui "ai bambini basta l'amore". Nella parte iniziale, infatti, vi sono le testimonianze di persone cresciute da coppie gay o che hanno avuto un genitore gay, e... indovinate un po'? A loro l'amore non è bastato.
5.0 out of 5 starsToitolo anti gender. Da leggere assolutamente!
Reviewed in Italy on July 22, 2018
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Un libro contro: per comprendere quanto una cosa sostenuta da molti come diritto individuale imprescindibile sia in stato per quei pochi ai quali il diritto è riservato una vera tragedia. farà discutere.
4.0 out of 5 starsVery mind opening in its analysis and narrative
Reviewed in Italy on May 30, 2015
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The stories and interviews present a mind opening picture of the situation concerning children of same sex couples. It gets the point without being against omosexual individuals, but supporting the case of the weakest link of the chain, children.