Growing Up with a Lesbian Mother
A Theoretically-based Analysis of Personal Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2392625 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carrie Paechter (0000-0003-3050-5571, The Open University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 395-408 |
| Publication date | 2000-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sexualities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4607 • E-ISSN: 1461-7382 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/136346000003004002 |
| OpenAlex | W2126659876 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article is an attempt to analyse my experiences during the 1970s as the adolescent daughter of a lesbian, setting these against some of the theoretical writing in this area. It starts from the premise that personal experience, if treated theoretically, can provide illumination beyond the scope of an individual's life. In the article I draw parallels between my experience of `coming out' as the daughter of a lesbian and the more commonly understood process of `coming out' about one's own sexual orientation. I also attempt to come to some understanding of the extent to which my experiences of 25 years ago are reflected in the experiences of the children of lesbians today and suggest how support and recognition may be given to those young people and their parents
Coming out · Daughter · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Parallels · Premise · Psychoanalysis · Scope (computer science · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Lesbian and gay parents and their children
Research on Gay and Lesbian Parenting
The Experiences of Children Growing up in Lesbian-Headed Families in South Africa
“We Are Doing Just Fine”
Sexuality education
The Gift of Growing Up in a Same-Gendered Family
Not a big deal’? exploring the accounts of adult children of lesbian, gay and trans parents
An overview of coming out research
My Rainbow Family’—Discomfort and the Heteronormative Logics
Growing up with a lesbian or gay parent
Mothers, Fathers, or Parents
From 'Tramp Stamps' to Traditional Sleeves
Home-Based Sexuality Education
Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents
Challenging lesbian and gay inequalities in education
Identity management strategies among lesbian and gay educators
Children of Gay and Lesbian Parents
Lesbian Lifestyles
A Note on Ethical Issues in the Use of Autobiography in Sociological Research
Children of lesbians
Lesbian mothers and their children
Lesbian Mothers
Power, Knowledge and the Confessional in Qualitative Research
Rozzie and Harriet
On Auto/Biography in Sociology
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2022 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |