Drawing on in-depth interviews with families and experts and the author's own experience, this book takes the reader through the many issues involved in forming and nurturing a lesbian or gay family, including the decision to parent, different options for creating a family and legal considerations.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with families and experts and her own personal and professional experience, April Martin takes the reader through the many issues involved in forming and nurturing a lesbian or gay family, including the decision to parent, different options for creating a family - from artificial insemination to adoption - the many legal considerations, relationships and communications within the family and with extended family members, friends and one's community, the special circumstances of relationship break-ups and other crises and the needs of children over time.