Regarding books/resources:



REFERENCES FOR RECONCILING SEXUAL, SPIRITUAL, & SOCIAL CONFLICTS

Conversion Therapy and the Question/Hope of Change

American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Position statement on therapies focused on

attempts to change sexual orientation (reparative or conversion therapies). American Journal of Psychiatry, 157, 1719-1721.

Beckstead, A. L. (1999). “Gay is not me”: Seeking congruence through sexual

reorientation therapy. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Beckstead, A. L. (2001a). Cures versus choices: Agendas in sexual reorientation therapy. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, 5(3-4), 87-115. Reprinted in A. Shidlo, M. Schroeder, & J. Drescher (Eds.), Sexual conversion therapy: Ethical, clinical, and research perspectives (pp. 87-115). New York: Haworth Press.

Beckstead, A. L. (2001b). The process toward self-acceptance and self-identity of

individuals who underwent sexual reorientation therapy. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Utah, 2001). Dissertation Abstracts International, 62, 2475.

Beckstead, A.. L. (2003). Understanding the self-reports of reparative therapy

“successes.” Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32, 421-423.

Beckstead, A. L., & Morrow, S. L. (2004). Mormon clients’ experiences of conversion

therapy: The need for a new treatment approach. The Counseling Psychologist, 32, 651-690.

Beckstead, A. L., & Israel, T. (2006). Affirmative counseling and psychotherapy focused

on issues related to sexual orientation conflicts. In K. J. Bieschke, R. M. Perez, & K. A. DeBord (Eds.), Handbook of counseling and psychotherapy with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients (2nd ed.) (pp. 221-244). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Besen, W. (2003). Anything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth. Harrington Park Press.

Blechner, M. J. (in press). Selective inattention and bigotry: A discussion of the film, Trembling Before G-d. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy.

Borowich, A. (in press). Failed reparative therapy of orthodox Jewish homosexuals. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy,

Brooke, H. L. (2005). “Gays, ex-gays, ex-ex-gays: Examining key religious, ethical, and diversity Issues”: A follow-up interview with Douglas Haldeman, Ariel Shidlo, Warren Throckmorton, and Mark Yarhouse. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 24(4), 343-351.

Davison, G. C. (1978). Not can but ought: The treatment of homosexuality. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 46, 170–172.

Diamond, L. M. (2003). Reconsidering “sexual desire” in the context of reparative therapy. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32, 429-431.

Diamond, L. M. (2008). Sexual fluidity: Understanding women's love and desire. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Drescher, J. (1998). I’m your handyman: A history of reparative therapies. Journal of

Homosexuality, 36(1), 19-42.

Drescher, J,, & Zucker, K. (Eds.) (2006). Ex-gay Research: Analyzing the Spitzer Study And Its Relation to Science, Religion. Harrington Park Press.

Duberman, M. (2002). Cures: A Gay Man's Odyssey, Tenth Anniversary Edition. Westview Press.

Erzen, T. (2006). Straight to Jesus: Sexual and Christian Conversions in the Ex-gay Movement. University of California Press.

Ford, J. G. (2001). Healing homosexuals: A psychologist’s journey through the ex-gay movement and the pseudo-science of reparative therapy. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, 5(3-4), 69-86. Reprinted in A. Shidlo, M. Schroeder, & J. Drescher (Eds.), Sexual conversion therapy: Ethical, clinical, and research perspectives (pp. 69-86). New York: Haworth Press.

Gonsiorek, J. C. (2004). Reflections from the conversion therapy battlefield. The Counseling Psychologist, (32)5, 750-759.

Green, R. J. (2003). When therapists do not want their clients to be homosexual: A

response to Rosik’s article. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 29, 29-38.

Haldeman, D. C. (1994). The practice and ethics of sexual orientation conversion

therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62, 221-227.

Haldeman, D. C. (2001). Therapeutic antidotes: Helping gay and bisexual men recover

from conversion therapies. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, 5(3-4), 117-130.

Haldeman, D. C. (2002). Gay rights, patient rights: The implications of sexual orientation

conversion therapy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33, 260-264.

Haldeman, D. C. (2004). When sexual and religious orientation collide: Considerations in working with conflicted same-sex attracted male clients. The Counseling Psychologist, 32(5), 691-715.

Jones, S., & Yarhouse, M. A. (2007). Ex-gays?: A Longitudinal Study of Religiously Mediated Change in Sexual Orientation. IVP Academic.

Lasser, J. S., & Gottlieb, M. C. (2004). Treating patients distressed regarding their sexual

orientation: Clinical and ethical alternatives. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 35(2), 194-200.

Moor, P. (2001). The view from Irving Bieber’s couch: “Heads I win, tails you lose.”

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, 5(3/4), 25-36.

Moran, M. E. (2007). An examination of women's sexuality and spirituality: The effects of conversion therapy: A mixed study. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Morrow, S. L., & Beckstead, A. L. (2004). Conversion therapies for same-sex attracted clients in religious conflict: Context, predisposing factors, experiences, and implications for therapy. The Counseling Psychologist, 32, 641 – 650.

Murphy, T. F. (1997). Gay science: The ethics of sexual orientation research. New York:

Columbia University Press.

Nicolosi, J., Byrd, A. D.,&Potts, R.W. (2000). Retrospective self-reports of changes in homosexual orientation: A consumer survey of conversion therapy clients. Psychological Reports, 86, 1071-1088.

O’Donohue, W., & Plaud, J. J. (1994). The conditioning of human sexual arousal. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 23, 321-344.

Ponticelli, C. M. (1999). Crafting stories of sexual identity reconstruction. Social Psychology Quarterly, 62(2), 157-172.

Robinson, J. W. (1998). Understanding the meaning of change for married Latter-Day Saint men with histories of homosexual activity. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Brigham Young University.

Rust, P. C. R. (2003). Reparative science and social responsibility: The concept of a

malleable core as theoretical challenge and psychological comfort. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32, 449-451.

Schaeffer, K. W., Hyde, R. A., Kroencke, T., McCormick, B., & Nottebaum, L. (2000). Religiously-motivated sexual orientation change. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 19, 61–70.

Schaffer, K. W., Nottebaum, L., Smith, P., Dech, K., & Krawczyk, J. (1999). Religiously-motivated sexual orientation change: A follow-up study. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 27, 329–337.

Schneider, M. S., Glassgold, J. M., & Brown, L. S. (2002). Implementing the resolution on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation: A guide for the perplexed. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33, 265-276.

Schreier, B. A. (1998). Of shoes, ships and sealing wax: The faulty and specious assumptions of sexual reorientation therapies. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 20, 305–314.

Shidlo, A., & Schroeder ,M. (2002). Changing sexual orientation: A consumers’ report. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33, 249-259.

Shidlo, A., Schroeder, M, & Drescher, J. (Eds.). (2002). Sexual Conversion Therapy: Ethical, Clincial, and Research Perspectives. Haworth Medical Press.

Silverstein, C. (2003). The religious conversion of homosexuals: Subject selection is the voir dire of psychological research. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy, 7(3), 31-53.

Spitzer, R. L. (2003). Can some gay men and lesbians change their sexual orientation? 200 subjects reporting a change from homosexual to heterosexual orientation. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32, 403-417.

Stein, T. S. (1996). A critique of approaches to changing sexual orientation. In R. P.

Cabaj & T. S. Stein (Eds.), Textbook of homosexuality and mental health (pp. 525-537). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

Throckmorton,W. (2002). Initial empirical and clinical findings concerning the change process for ex-gays. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33, 242-248.

Throckmorton, W., & Welton, G. (2005). Counseling practices as they relate to ratings of helpfulness by consumers of sexual reorientation therapy. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 24(4), 332-342.

Tozer, E. E., & Hayes, J. A. (2004). The role of religiosity, internalized homonegativity, and identity development: Why do individuals seek conversion therapy? The Counseling Psychologist, 32, 716-740.

Tozer, E. E., & McClanahan, M. K. (1999). Treating the purple menace: Ethical considerations of conversion therapy and affirmative alternatives. The Counseling Psychologist, 27, 722–742.

Wakefield, J. C. (2003). Sexual reorientation therapy: Is it ever ethical? Can it ever change sexual orientation? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32, 457-460.

Wolkomir, M. (2001). Wrestling with the angels of meaning: The revisionist ideological

work of gay and ex-gay Christian men. Symbolic Interaction, 24, 407-424.

Wolkomir, M. (2001). Emotion work, commitment, and the authentication of the self: The case of gay and ex-gay Christian support groups. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 30(3), 305-334.

Wolkomir, M. (2006). Be Not Deceived: The Sacred and Sexual Struggles of Gay and Ex-Gay Christian Men. Rutgers University Press.

Worthington, R. L (2004). Sexual identity, sexual orientation, religious identity, and change: Is it possible to depolarize the debate? The Counseling Psychologist, 32, 741-749.

Yarhouse, M. A. (1998). Group therapies for homosexuals seeking change. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 26(3), 247-258.

Yarhouse, M. A., & Haldeman, D. C. (2004). Is sexual orientation conversion therapy ethical? In R. P. Halgin (Ed.), Taking sides: Clashing views on controversial issues in abnormal psychology (3rd ed.) (pp. 364-395). McGraw-Hill/Dushkin.

Websites



Evergreen International:

Exodus International:

National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality.



























Movies with Religious or Conversion Themes

Trembling Before G-d; One Nation Under God; Priest; But, I’m a Cheerleader; Far From Heaven; Normal; Latter Days; Angels in America; Family Fundamentals; The Smith Family; Doin’ Time in the Homo No More Halfway House; Saved!; Fish Can’t Fly; Dorian’s Blues; Loggerheads; Fixing Frank; For the Bible Tells Me So; Save Me; Abomination: Homosexuality & the Ex-Gay Movement; Blessing (found at ); Prom Queen; Twilight of the Golds; The Last Year; God and Gays: Bridging the Gap; Voices in Exile: Stories of Lesbian Mormons (available from Boise State University, Department of Communication); Anyone and Everyone; Cure for Love; C.R.A.Z.Y. A Jihad For Love; Chasing the Devil: Inside the Ex-gay Movement; Camp Out

References Regarding Biological and Social Origins of Sexual Orientation/Identity

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Mustanski, B. S., & Bailey, M. (2003). A therapist’s guide to the genetics of human sexual orientation. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 18(4), 429-436.

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Mustanski, B. S., Dupress, M. G., Nievergelt, C., Schork, N. J., & Hamer, D. H. (2005).

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Websites

Simon LeVay’s comprehensive site:



(nonpartisan, pro-con format responses to "Is sexual orientation determined at birth?")

Religion/Spirituality & Homosexuality/Bisexuality (see also conversion therapy references)

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Perlstein, M. (1996). Integrating a gay, lesbian, or bisexual person's religious and spiritual needs and choices into psychotherapy. In C. J. Alexander (Ed.), Gay and lesbian mental health: A sourcebook for practitioners (pp. 173-188). New York: Haworth Park Press.

Phillips, J. C. (2004). A welcome addition to the literature: Non-polarized approaches to sexual orientation and religiosity. The Counseling Psychologist, 32, 771–777.

Phillips, R. (2005). Conservatives Christian identity & same-sex orientation: The case of gay Mormons. New York: Peter Lang.

Quinn, D. M. (2002). Same-Sex Dynamics Among Nineteenth-Century Americans: A

Mormon Example. University of Illinois Press.

Raynes, M. (2001b). How sex and spirit are linked: A developmental perspective.

Sunstone: Mormon Experience, Scholarship, Issues and Art. 120, 52.

Rees, R. (2000). “In a dark time the eye begins to see”: Personal reflections on

homosexuality among the Mormons at the beginning of a new millennium. Salt Lake City: Family Fellowship.

Rees, R., Schow, R., Raynes, M., & Bradshaw, W. (2006). Guide For LDS Families Dealing With Homosexual Attraction. Deseret Books.

Ritter, K., & O’Neill, C. (1989), Moving through loss: The spiritual journey of gay men

and lesbian women. Journal of Counseling Development, 68, 9-14.

Rodriguez, E. (2006). At the intersection of church and gay: Religion, spirituality, conflict, and integration in gay, lesbian, and bisexual people of faith. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. City University of New York.

Rodriguez, E. M., & Ouellette, S. C. (2000). Gay and lesbian Christians: Homosexual and religious identity integration in the members and participants of a gay-positive church. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 39(3), 333-347.

Roscoe, W. (1988). (Ed.) Living the Spirit: A Gay American Indian Anthology. Stonewall

Inn Editions.

Rosce, W. (2000). Changing Ones: Third and Fourth Genders in Native North America.

Rosser, B. S. (1991). Christian and Catholic background and adherence in New Zealand homosexually active males: A psychological investigation. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 3, 89-115.

Scanzoni, L. & Mollenkott, V. R. (1978). Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? Harper & Row.

Schuck, K.D. & Liddle, B.J. (2001). Religious conflicts experienced by lesbian, gay and

bisexual individuals. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, 5, 2, 63-82.

Schow, R., Schow, W., & Raynes, M. (Eds.). (1991). Peculiar People: Mormons

and Same-Sex Orientation. Signature Books.

Shallenberger, D. (1998). Reclaiming the spirit: The journeys of gay men and lesbian women toward integration. Qualitative Sociology, 19(2), 195-215.

Shallenberger, D. (1998). Reclaiming the spirit: Gay men and lesbians come to terms with religion. Rutgers University Press.

Sherkat, D. E. (2002). Sexuality and religious commitment in the United States: An empirical examination. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 41, 495-508.

Spong J. S. (1992), Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the

Meaning of Scripture. Harper San Francisco.

Stephens, J. B. (1998). Conflicts over homosexuality in the United Methodist Church: Testing theories of conflict analysis and resolution. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities & Social Sciences, 58(12-A).

Stowe, J. F. (1999). Gay Spirit Warrior: An Empowerment Workbook for Men Who Love Men. Findhorn Press.

Struzzo, J. A. (1989). Pastoral counseling and homosexuality. In R. Hasbany (Ed.), Homosexuality and religion (pp. 195-222). New York: Harrington Park.

Swindler, A. (Ed.). (1993). Homosexuality and world religions. Trinity Press.

Tafoya, T., & Roeder, K. R. (1995). Spiritual exiles in their own homelands: Gays, lesbians, and Native Americans. In R. J. Kus (Ed.), Spirituality and chemical dependency (pp. 179-197). New York: Haworth Press.

Thompson, M. (1995). Gay Soul: Finding the Heart of Gay Spirit and Nature with Sixteen Writers, Healers, & Teachers. HarperSanFrancisco.

Thumma, S. (1991). Negotiating a religious identity: The case of the gay evangelical. Sociological Analysis, 4, 333-347.

Truluck, R. S. (2000). Steps to Recovery from Bible Abuse. Chi Rho Press.

Unterberger, G. (2001). Counseling lesbians. In H. N. Malony (Ed.), Pastoral care and counseling in sexual diversity (pp. 169-186). New York: Haworth Press.

Van Dyke, A. (1992). The search for a woman-centered spirituality: The cutting edge: Lesbian life and literature. New York University Press.

Venn-Brown, A. (2007). A life of unlearning: A journey to find the truth. New Holland Australia.

Wagner, G., Serafini, J., Rabkin, J., Remien, R., & Williams, J. (1994). Integration of one's religion and homosexuality: A weapon against internalized homophobia? Journal of Homosexuality, 26, 91-109.

White, M. (1995) Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America. Plume.

White, M. (2006). Religion gone bad: The hidden dangers of the Christian Right. Tarcher.

White, M. (2008). What the Bible says and doesn’t say about homosexuality. Available for free download:

Wilcox, M. M. (2003). Coming Out in Christianity: Religion, Identity, and Community. Indiana University Press.

Williams, R. (1993). Just As I Am: A Practical Guide To Being Out, Proud, and

Christian. Perennial.

Williams, W. L. (1992), Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual Diversity in American Indian Culture. Beacon Press.

Williams, W. L., & Johnson, T. (2006). Two Spirits: A Story of Life with the Navajo. Lethe Press.

Winell, M. (2006). Leaving the Fold. Apocryphile Press.

Wink, W. (1999). Homosexuality and Christian Faith: Questions of Conscience for the Churches. Augsburg Fortress Publishers.

Wolkomir, M. (2001). Wrestling with the angels of meaning: The revisionist ideological

work of gay and ex-gay Christian men. Symbolic Interaction, 24, 407-424.

Wolkomir, M. (2001). Emotion work, commitment, and the authentication of the self: The case of gay and ex-gay Christian support groups. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 30(3), 305-334.

Wolkomir, M. (2006). Be Not Deceived: The Sacred and Sexual Struggles of Gay and Ex-Gay Christian Men. Rutgers University Press.

Yarhouse, M. A., & Burkett, L. A. (2002). An inclusive response to LGB and

conservative religious persons: The case of same-sex attraction and behavior. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33, 235-241.

Yarhouse, M. A., & Burkett, L. A. (2003). Sexual Identity: A Guide to Living In the Time Between the Times. University Press of America.

Yarhouse, M. A., Burkett, L. A., & Kreeft, E. M. (2001). Competing models for shepherding those in the church who contend with same-sex attraction. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 20, 53-65.

Yarhouse, M. A., & Tan, E. S. N. (2004). Sexual identity synthesis: Attributions, meaning-making and the search for congruence. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

Yarhouse, M. A., & Tan, E. S. N. (2005). Addressing religious conflicts in adolescents who experience sexual identity confusion. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 36(5), 530–536.

Yarhouse, M. A. & Tan, E. S. N., & Pawlowski, L. M. (2005). Sexual identity development and synthesis among LGB-identified and LGB dis-identified persons. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 33(1), 3-16.

Yip, A. K. T. (1996). Gay Christians and their participation in the gay subculture. Deviant Behavior: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 17, 297-318.

Yip, A. K. T. (1997). Attacking the attacker: Gay Christians talk back. British Journal of Sociology, 48(1), 113-127.

Zwecker, S. (Ed.) (2005). Hard Ball on Holy Ground: The religious right v. the Mainline for the Church’s Soul. BookSurge Publishing.

Websites/Groups

Affirmation (LGBT Mormons with youth resources):

Disciples2 (LDS/non-gay- affirming):

Family Fellowship (LDS-affirming, LGBT-affirming group):

Gamofites (Gay, Mormon fathers):

Reconciliation:





Gay BYU:

GayLDS:

Gay LDS Mormons:

Gay LDS Young Adults (support group with resources):

Gay Mormon:

Gay Mormon Stories (personal accounts):

Gay RMs: (social group):

Lavender Tribe (gay spiritual group):

Voicings: (mailing list for LDS women, non-gay-affirming)

LDS Lesbians:

Mormon Lesbians:

Q-Saints: (pro-gay mailing list for men)

FHE Family:





(MyOutSpirit blog)

(Catholic and gay)

(Evangelicals concerned)

(Gay Christian Survivors)







(The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry)

(Gay Jews)

(Gay Jewish youth)

(LGBT Muslims)

(LGBT Muslims)

(Queer Muslim magazine)

(podcasts of queer spirituality)

































(for LGBT students in religious schools)









• Many symposia available for download from Sunstone regarding religion/spirituality and LGB issues:

Resources for Parents, Families, & Youth (see also heterosexually married homosexuals/bisexuals)

Anhalt, K & Morris, T. L . (1998). Developmental and adjustment issues for gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents: A review of the empirical literature. Clinical, Child, and Family Psychology Review, 1, (4), 215-230.

Arons, L (1996). Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son. Harper Press.

Barret, R. L., & Robinson, B. E. (1990). Gay fathers. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

Benkov, L. (1994). Reinventing the family: The emerging story of lesbian and gay parents. New York: Crown.

Benson, B. 2001. Perceived family relationships associated with coming out of Mormon male homosexuals. Unpublished dissertation, Utah State University.

Bernstein, R. (1999). Straight Parents, Gay Children: Inspiring Families to Live Honestly and with Greater Understanding. Thunder's Mouth Press.

Bozett, F. W. (Ed.). (1987). Gay and lesbian parents. New York: Praeger.

Buxton, A. P. (1991). The best interest of children of gay and lesbian parents. In R. M. Galatzer-Levy & L. Kraus (Eds.), The scientific basis of child custody decisions (pp. 319-356). New York: Wiley.

Carrion, V. G. & Lock, J. (1999). The coming out process: Developmental stages for sexual minority youth. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2, (3), 369-377.

Clunis, D. M., & Green, G. D. (1995). The lesbian parenting book: A guide to creating families and raising children. Seattle: Seal Press.

Corley, F. (1990). Final closet: The gay parents’ guide for coming out to their children. Editech Press.

Davis, L. (2003). I Thought We'd Never Speak Again: The Road from Estrangement to Reconciliation. Harper Paperbacks.

D’Augelli, Hershberger, S. L., Pilkington, B. A. (1998). Lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth and their families: Disclosure of sexual orientation and its consequences. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 68(3), 361-37.

Dew, R. F. (1995). The Family Heart: A Memoir of When Our Son Came Out. Random House.

Fairchild, B., & Hayward, N. (1998). Now That You Know: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children (3rd edition). Harcout Brace.

Galluccio, M., & Galluccio, J. (2002). An American Family. St. Martin's Griffin.

Goodman, E. (2004). Child of My Right Hand. Sourcebooks.

Griffin, C. W., Wirth, M. J., & Wirth, A. G. (1997). Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians and Gays Talk About Their Experiences. St. Martins Press.

Jennings, K., & Shapiro, Pat. (2003). Always My Child: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered or Questioning Son or Daughter. Simon & Schuster.

Howey, N., Samuels, E., & Cammermeyer, M. (2000). Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents. Stonewall Inn Editions.

Macpike, L. (1989). There’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you. Naiad Press.

Marcus, E. (2005). Is it a Choice?: Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gays and Lesbians. HarperCollins.

Martin, A. (1993). The lesbian and gay parenting handbook: Creating and raising our families. New York: HarperCollins.

McDougall, B. (Ed.). (1998). My Child is Gay: How Parents React When They Hear the News. Allen & Unwin Publishing.

McGarry, K. (2003). Fatherhood for Gay Men: An Emotional and Practical Guide to Becoming a Gay Dad. Harrington Park Press.

McNaught, B. (1989). On Being Gay: Thoughts on Family, Faith, and Love. New York: St. Martin’s Press.

Newman, B. S., & Muzzonigro, P. G. (1993). The effects of traditional family values on the coming out process of gay male adolescents. Adolescence, 28, 213-226.

Pearson, C. L. (2006). No More Goodbyes: Circling the Wagons Around Our Gay Loved Ones. ()

Ponton, L. What does gay mean? Published by National Mental Health Organization. Booklet that discusses how to talk to children of different ages about various ways of addressing sexual orientation and how to talk about discrimination. Call 1-800-969-6642.

Saltzburg, S. (2007). Narrative therapy pathways for reauthorizing with parents of adolescents coming-out as lesbian, gay, and bisexual. Contemporary Family Therapy 29, 57-69.

Schulenburg, J. (1985). Gay parenting. Anchor Press/Doubleday.

Seyda, B, & Herrera, D. (1998). Women in Love: Portraits of Lesbian Mothers & Their Families. Bulfinch Press.

Sullivan, T. R., & Dawidoff, R. (Eds.). (1999). Queer families: Common agendas. Haworth Press.

Webb-Mitchell, B. (2007). On Being a Gay Parent: Making a Future Together. Seabury Books.

Willoughby, B. L. B., Malik, N. M., & Lindahl, K. M. (2006). Parental reactions to their sons’ sexual orientation disclosures: The roles of family cohesion, adaptability, and parenting style. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 7(1). 14-26.

Websites

Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbian and Gays:

Family Fellowship:

Parents of Gay Children:





(an online bookstore, resources, and “community” for LGBT families)

Heterosexually Married Homosexuals/Bisexuals & Their Spouses/Families

Abbott, D., & Farmer, E. (Eds.). (1995). From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life: Stories of Transformation. Crossing Press.

Auerback, S., & Moser, C. (1989). Groups for the wives of gay and bisexual men. Social Work, July-August, 321-325.

Boesser, S. L. (2004). Silent Lives: How High a Price?: For Personal Reflections and Group Discussions about Sexual Orientation. Hamilton Books.

Boykin, K. (2006). Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies, and Denial in Black America. Carroll & Graf.

Brant, M. (2006). Five Married Men. iUniverse, Inc.

Bridges, K. L., & Croteau, J. M. (1994). Once-married lesbians: Facilitating life patterns. Journal of Counseling and Development, 73, 134-140.

Brownfain, J. J. (1985). A study of the married bisexual male: Paradox and resolution. Journal of Homosexuality, 11(1/2), 173-188. Reprinted in F. Klein & T.J. Wolf (Eds.), Two lives to lead: Bisexuality in men and women (pp. 173-188). New York: Harrington Park Press.

Buxton, A. P. (1994). The other side of the closet:  The coming-out crisis for straight spouses and families. New York: Wiley.

Buxton, A.P. (1999). The best interest of children of gay and lesbian parents. In R. Galatzer-Levy & L. Kraus (Eds.), The Scientific Basis of Child Custody Decisions (pp. 319-356). New York: Wiley.

Buxton, A.P. (2000). From Hostile to Helpful, In J. Wells (Ed.), Home Fronts. Alyson Press. (This chapter discusses ways to develop positive co-parenting by divorcing straight-gay/lesbian/bisexual couples.)

Buxton, A.P. (2001). Writing our own script how bisexual and their heterosexual wives maintain their marriages after disclosure. Journal of Bisexuality, 1(2/3), 155 – 189.

Buxton, A. P. (2004). Paths and pitfalls: How heterosexual spouses cope when their husbands or wives come out. In J. L. Bigner & J. L. Wetchler (Eds.), Relationship Therapy with Same-Sex Couples, pp. 95-109. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.

Buxton, A. P. (2004). Works in progress: How mixed-orientation couples maintain their marriages after the wives come out. In R. C. Fox (Ed.), Current Research on Bisexuality, (pp. 57-82). Binghamton, NY: Harrington Park Press.

Buxton, A. P. (2007). Counseling heterosexual spouses of bisexual or transgender partners. In B. Firestein (Ed.), Becoming Visible: Counseling Bisexuals Across the Lifespan (395-416). New York: Columbia University Press.

Cassingham, B., & O'Niel, S. (2002). And Then I Met This Woman, Previously Married Women's Journeys into Lesbian Relationships. Soaring Eagle Publishing.

Clark, D. (2005). Loving Someone Gay. Celestial Arts.

Coleman, E. (1981/1982). Bisexual and gay men in heterosexual marriage: Conflicts and resolutions in therapy. Journal of Homosexuality, 7(2/3), 93-103.

Coleman, E. (1989). The Married Lesbian. Marriage and Family Review, 14, 199-135.

Cook, D., Killian, K., &. Swannack, K. (Eds.). (1995). Decisions of the soul: LDS

personal accounts of same-sex orientation and opposite-sex marriage. Family Fellowship.

Corley, R. (1990). The Final Closet: The Gay Parent's Guide for Coming-Out to Their Children. Editech Press.

Curtis, J. (1998). Making and Breaking Families. Free Association Books.

Deabill, G. (1987). An investigation of sexual behaviors in mixed sexual orientation couples: Gay husbands and straight wives. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco.

Fleisher, J. (2005). Living Two Lives: Married to a Man And in Love With a Woman. Alyson Publications.

Garner, A. (2004). Families Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is. Harper Collins.

Gochros, J. S. (1989). When Husbands Come out of the Closet. Harrington.

Grever, C. (2001). My Husband is Gay: A Woman's Guide to Surviving the Crisis. Crossing Press.

Hayes, D., & Samuel, A. (1988). Heterosexual women’s perceptions of their marriages to homosexual or bisexual men. Journal of Homosexuality, 17(3/4), 81-100.

Isay, R. (1997). The dilemma of the heterosexually married homosexual. In R. Isay, Becoming Gay: The Journey To Self-Acceptance, pp. 87-118. Bantam.

Isay, R. (1998). Heterosexually married homosexual men: Clinical and developmental issues. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 68(3), 424-432.

Kaye, B. (2006). Straight Wives: Shattered Lives. Stories of Women of Gay Husbands. Airleaf Publishing.

Klein, F., & Schwartz, T. (2002). Bisexual and Gay Husbands: Their Stories, Their Words. Haworth Press.

Latham, D., & White, G. (1978). Coping with homosexual expression within heterosexual marriages: Five case studies. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 4(3), 198-212.

Leavitt, L. (2006). Forbidden friends: Memoirs of a mixed orientation marriage. Oxford: Trafford.

Leddick, D. (2003). The Secret Lives of Married Men. Alyson Publications.

Macpike, L. (1989). There’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you. Naiad Press.

Maddox, M. (1982). Married and gay: An intimate look at a different relationship. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

McGreevey, J. E. (2006). The Confession. Regan Books.

Noyes, L. S. (1999). Beyond the white picket fence: Women's journey toward authenticity. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Nugent, R. (1983). Married homosexuals. Journal of Pastoral Care, 37(4), 243-251.

Pearson, C. L. (1989). Good Bye, I Love You. Jove.

Ross, M. (1989). Married homosexual men: Prevalence and background. Marriage & Family Review, 14(3-4), 35-57.

Schneider, J., & Schneider, B. (1991). Gay and bisexual husbands. In J. Schneider & B. Schneider (Eds.), Sex lies, and forgiveness: Couples speaking out about sexual addiction (pp. 183-222). Hazelden Foundation.

Strock, C. (1991). Married Women Who Love Women. Plume.

Webb-Mitchell, B. (2007). On Being a Gay Parent: Making a Future Together. Seabury Books.

Whitney, C. (1991). Uncommon Lives: Gay Men and Straight Women. Plume.

Yarhouse, M. A., & Pawlowski, L. M. (2003). Working responsibly with “gay” married men and their spouses. Marriage & Family: A Christian Journal, 6 (4), 459-470.

Yarhouse, M. A., & Pawlowski, L. M, & Tan, E. S. N. (2003).  Intact Marriages in Which One Partner Dis-Identifies with Experiences of Same-Sex Attraction. American Journal of Family Therapy, 31, 369-388.

Websites:

Straight Spouse Network:



(discussion e-mailing list)

COLAGE: Children of Lesbian and Gays Everywhere:

Children of Transsexuals: reneelind

Family Pride Coalition:

Families Like Mine:

Partners Task Force for Gay and Lesbian Couples:

Transfamily: .

Ben Christensen: Getting Out/Staying In:

Gamofites (Gay, Mormon fathers):



(lengthy document on how to

talk with children)















References Regarding Identity, Racio-ethnicities, and “Coming Out”

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Baumeister, R. F., Shapiro, J. P., & Tice, D. M. (1985). Two kinds of identity crisis. Journal of Personality, 53(3), 407-424.

Bawer, B. (2004). A Place at the Table: The Gay Individual in American Society. Simon & Schuster.

Bhugra, D. (1997). Coming out by South Asian gay men in the United Kingdom. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 26(5), 547-557.

Bing, V. M. (2004). Out of the closet but still in hiding: Conflicts and identity issues for a

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Carrion, V. G. & Lock, J. (1999). The coming out process: Developmental stages for sexual minority youth. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2, (3), 369-377.

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See also for more bibliographies on general references on Healing Sexuality/Relationships and general references for Health, Well-Being, & Spirituality.

List compiled by Lee Beckstead, Ph.D., Aspen Grove Counseling, updated 3/09. Lee has not read all these references, but they come recommended. If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback about them—or want to add to the list for others—let Lee know at leebeckst@ or 801-581-0422.

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