CONTENTS

      FOREWORD BY MONICA MCGOLDRICK

      PREFACE

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1.   Family Sensitization

2.   Family Discovery: Youth Come Out

3.   Family Discovery: Parents React

4.   Family Recovery

5.   Family Renewal: The Gift of the Gay or Lesbian Child

6.   Race and Ethnicity

7.   Areas for Future Research and Concluding Thoughts

      APPENDIX: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

      REFERENCES

      INDEX