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Family Acceptance books

Below are the best books we could find on Family Acceptance.

Our cultural narrative is that our families are our primary sources of support, security, and love. Unfortunately, many of us don’t have that experience. Sometimes, members of our family actively reject us or part of who we are, withholding physical, emotional, or financial support unless we behave in the way they want. We hide or mask pieces of ourselves in order to be accepted by the ones—we are told—who love us the most. If we start insisting on being ourselves or enforcing boundaries against abusive or disrespectful behavior, we can be the ones accused of rejecting them. This is an incredibly painful process that can be made worse by those who feel that it is more important to maintain the image of a happy cohesive family than to be respected and have our needs met. We each have our own boundaries to negotiate and decisions to make about how far we’re willing to go to have our families accept us for who we are.

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Overcoming Your Difficult Family: 8 Skills for Thriving in Any Family Situation

When you encounter difficult people in your daily life, the easiest solution is to cut and run. But when the difficult people in question are your parents, siblings, children, or all of the above, you can’t always end the relationships.

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Trans-Kin: A Guide for Family and Friends of Transgender People

Award-winner in the ‘Gay and Lesbian: Non-Fiction’ category of the 2013 International Book Awards, Trans-Kin is a collection of stories from significant others, family members, friends and allies of transgender persons (SOFFAs).

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Mama’s Boy: A Story from Our Americas

Dustin Lance Black wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for Milk and helped overturn California’s anti–gay marriage Proposition 8, but as an LGBTQ activist he has unlikely origins—a conservative Mormon household outside San Antonio, Texas.

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This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids: A Question and Answer Guide to Everyday Life (Book for Parents of Queer Children, Coming Out to Parents and Family)

Written in an accessible Q&A format, here, finally, is the go-to resource for parents hoping to understand and communicate with their gay child.

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Worlds Apart: My Personal Life Journey through Transcultural Poverty, Privilege, and Passion

Worlds Apart is a deeply personal and beautifully written narrative about being plunged into a new culture as a child – and daring to emerge as a unique presence in an adopted society.

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Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons

The first time someone called John Paul (JP) Brammer “Papi” was on the gay hookup app Grindr. At first, it was flattering; JP took this as white-guy speak for “hey, handsome.

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The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President’s Black Family

In The Other Madisons, Bettye Kearse—a descendant of an enslaved cook and, according to oral tradition, President James Madison—shares her family story and explores the issues of legacy, race, and the powerful consequences of telling the whole truth.

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Before I Had the Words: On Being a Transgender Young Adult

Revealing entries from the author’s personal journals as well as interviews with his mother, brother, and friends lend remarkable depth to a groundbreaking memoir of change, loss, discovery, pain, and relief.

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Unashamed: A Coming-Out Guide for LGBTQ Christians

On a daily basis, author and LGBTQ advocate Amber Cantorna receives emails asking the same question: How does one reconcile their sexuality with their faith? Depression, despair, and thoughts of suicide often haunt LGBTQ Christians as they feel unable to imagine the possibility of living a happy,...

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We’ve Got This: Stories by Disabled Parents

How do two parents who are blind take their children to the park? How is a mother with dwarfism treated when she walks her child down the street? How do Deaf parents know when their baby cries in the night? When writer and musician Eliza Hull was pregnant with her first child, like most...

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