title: The National Lesbian Family Study: 2. Interviews with mothers of toddlers.
abstract: In this second report from a longitudinal study of lesbian families in which the children were conceived by donor insemination, interviews yielded the following data: Most couples shared parenting co-equally; the majority felt closer to their family of origin; adoptive co-mothers felt greater legitimacy as parents; biology and nurture received the same ratings for mother-child bonding; and political and legal action had increased among many participants. The impact of these findings and that of homophobia on lesbian family life are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gartrell
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banks
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D016487:Parenting; D014481:United States