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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.874
EAN: 9780664256364
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0664256368
Label: Westminster John Knox Press
Manufacturer: Westminster John Knox Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 112
Publication Date: January 01, 1996
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Release Date: January 01, 1996
Studio: Westminster John Knox Press

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
This complete revision of Parents of the Homosexual helps parents understand their feelings and reactions to the knowledge that their child is a homosexual. Suitable for counselors and clergy too.




Rating: - A good book to read in the early days of the news
A good book to help understand the emotional journey that parents go through during the first year or so of the news that their child is a homosexual. It is written in a compassionate way.

It's short -- less than 100 pages. I would suggest reviewing the table of contents (shown in Amazon) to see if it looks like it is going to address your worries/concerns.

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Rating: - Excellent resource for the family of gays and lesbians.
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