The other side of the closet : the coming-out crisis for straight spouses /
In two million marriages, one spouse is gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Having a spouse or parent disclose his or her same-sex attraction is a shattering experience fraught with pain, confusion, anger, and a profound loss of self-esteem. Amity Pierce Buxton spotlights this exploding phenomenon and report...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, Calif. :
IBS Press,
[1991]
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| Summary: | In two million marriages, one spouse is gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Having a spouse or parent disclose his or her same-sex attraction is a shattering experience fraught with pain, confusion, anger, and a profound loss of self-esteem. Amity Pierce Buxton spotlights this exploding phenomenon and reports constructive coping strategies that spouses and children have used to resolve problems of sexual damage, family breakdown, deception, and homophobia. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. Purchased for the Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies collection by The Cushing Library. |
| Physical Description: | xix, 294 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290). |
| ISBN: | 1877880078 9781877880070 |