Our Families, Our Values challenges both the gay community and
American society to examine carefully the meaning of family values
and the nature of social institutions such as marriage and the
family. It asks you provoking, even disturbing, questions such as:
"Is it prudent for members of the Lavender community to mimic
heterosexual marriage or define personal relations networks as
families, when these institutions are rapidly collapsing?" "Are we
attempting to mainstream American society into accepting different
views of marriage and families?" "Are we subscribing to notions of
sexual property that are inherent to the marriage ceremony and the
institution of marriage, when we choose to be married?" Despite the
complexities of this issue, marriage constitutes a privileged
position in western society, and, as this book shows you, without
the legal recognition of same-sex marriages, there are many
fundamental rights, as well as privileges, denied to gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgendered persons.As Our Families, Our Values
turns upside-down the widely accepted notion that only heterosexual
people are entitled to get married, have sex, and rear children,
you gain insight into personal struggles and affirmations that
testify to the spirituality, procreativity, and wholesomeness of
the diverse relationships of the Lavender community. You will also
learn about various ongoing efforts to give religious pride to the
various configurations of gay relationships, families, and values
and the disruption of popular interpretations of the Scriptures
that have been used to justify the oppression of sexual minorities.
This book will intrigue you over and over again, as you read about:
value systems transphobia equal marriage rights Buddhism s
rejection of "traditional family values" Brazil s sex-positive
culture differences between gay male social formations and families
choosing a language and terms that empower sexual minorities and
the essence of the liberation movement sex as communion
relationships based on nurture, not transactionDesigned for
academics and students of religion, pastors, priests, rabbis, and
lay readers alike, Our Families, Our Values is a multifaceted view
of the gay community s response to the public controversy over gay
marriage, adoption, and foster care rights. Ideal as a textbook for
courses in sexuality, theology, sociology, women s studies, and gay
and lesbian studies, this book will both inform you and delight you
as it reminds you that same-sex unions bring much cause for
celebration and that religion and homosexuality are not mutually
exclusive."
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