From This Day Forward: Commitment, Marriage, and Family in Lesbian and Gay Relationships

At a time when the gay and lesbian community is transforming itself from a community many once conceived of as composed of singles to a community increasingly composed of families with and without children, Gretchen Stiers finds a surprising viewpoint. Lesbian women and gay men who advocate inclusion in the institutions of marriage and family both accept and resist traditional conceptions of marriage and family life, providing another variation of what it really means to be a family.