Same Sex Intimacies

<p>Our families are increasingly a matter of choice and the choices are widening all the time. This is particularly true of the non-heterosexual world where the last ten years have seen a popular acceptance of same sex partnerships and to a lesser extent of same sex parenting. </p><p>Based on extensive interviews with people in a variety of non-traditional relationships this fascinating new book argues that these developments in the non-heterosexual world are closely linked to wider changes in the meaning of family in society at large and that each can cast light on the other. </p><p><em>Same Sex Intimacies</em> gives vivid accounts of the different ways non-heterosexual people have been able to create meaningful intimate relationships for themselves and highlights the role of individual agency and collective endeavour in forging these roles: as friends partners parents and as members of communities. This topical book will provide compelling reading for students of the family sexuality and lesbian and gay studies. </p><p></p>