Family Values: Two Moms and Their Son
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (979 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0679421882 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 233 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Her candid story starts with the couple's decision to have a baby, includes a description of the artificial insemination and proceeds from there, including juicy reportage of Burke's heated visit with actor Michael Douglas as they debate Basic Instinct 's harm to lesbians. At first, Burke thinks of herself only as "Auntie Phyllis" in relation to Jessie, but events, richly described here--the humiliating legal process she endures to adopt Jessie, the demonstrations against the making of the film Basic Instinct in San Francisco and the assassination of Board of Supervisors member Harvey Milk--all combine to spur her into political consciousness. But there is much to mak
"Family Values: Two Moms and Their Son" according to Judith J. Brown. Phyllis is the mother of Family Values: Two Moms and Their Son Phyllis is the mother of 3-year-old Jesse. She picks him up from nursery school, eats rice cakes and apple slices with him as they watch "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," prepares Macaroni and Cheese Wheels for his dinner, reads him "Peter Pan" and tucks him into bed at night. Cheryl is also the moth. -year-old Jesse. She picks him up from nursery school, eats rice cakes and apple slices with him as they watch "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," prepares Macaroni and Cheese Wheels for his dinner, reads him "Peter Pan" and tucks him into bed at night. Cheryl is also the moth
Tour.. 25,000 first printing. A lesbian recounts her fight to legally adopt and co-parent her lover's child, describing her journey into the worlds of adoption courts and the militant activist group, Queer Nation