This book explores intimate relationships in lesbian families living in American society. From an insider's point of view, it examines how relationships within these families form and develop, what special concerns and problems result, what personal gains the family members derive from these types of families, and how motherhood and parenthood evolve. This work is a companion to Dr. Asten's ethnographic video, "Intimate Relationships in Three Lesbian Families Living in American Society."

Most of the literature on lesbian families compares heterosexual families to lesbian families and...