Useful books and on-line orderingI have put together this book list from searching other gay web sites. You can search for any books using the search feature below through Amazon books UK, all prices are between 5 - 30% off list price. There will be a small commission to Husbands of GayMums-UK for any orders made through this website which will help towards the costs of maintaining the site. My experience of ordering online through Amazon is a very good one, they are very reliable and delivery is quick, it also saves the embarrassment of popping into your local Waterstones to order gay related books pretending they are for someone else! To order any of the listed books without having to search, just click on the book title.
Queer Science : The Use & Abuse of Research on Homosexuality by Simon Le Vay,
What makes people gay, lesbian, bisexual, or heterosexual? And who cares? Written by one of the leading scientists in the research of sexual orientation, Queer Science looks at how scientific discoveries about homosexuality influence society's attitude toward gays and lesbians, beginning with the theories of the German sexologist and gay-rights pioneer Magnus Hirschfeld and culminating with the latest discoveries in brain science, genetics, endocrinology, and cognitive psychology. | The Sexual Brain by Simon Levay
Written with clarity, directness, and humor, The Sexual Brain examines the biological roots of human sexual behavior. It puts forward the compelling case that the diversity of human sexual feelings and behavior can best be understood in terms of the development, structure, and function of the brain circuits that produce them. A new afterword to this paperback edition takes up the work of Dean Hamer and his colleagues who in 1993 produced molecular genetic evidence for the existence of a gene that influences sexual orientation in men. | A Natural History of Homosexuality by Francis Mark Mondimore
A terrible sin, a gift from the gods, a mental illness, a natural human variation--over the centuries homosexuality has been defined in all these ways. Now, in a generous work which synthesizes research in biology, history, psychology, and politics, psychiatrist Francis Mondimore explores the complex landscape of sexual orientation and explains how homosexuality has been understood and defined from ancient times to the present. 11 illustrations. | The Other Side of the Closet by Amity Pierce Buxton.
In the late 1970s Amity Buxton's husband came out to her as a gay man after more than 20 years of marriage. She was appalled to find that there was NO support system in place for spouses of gays and lesbians where she was living--which was the San Francisco Bay Area! Amity Buxton started her own support group--and in the process became a leading expert in how our coming out affects the ones we love most, our spouses and children. | Is It a Choice? by Eric Marcus.
This book is a great one to give to friends and family members who suffer from the usual misconceptions about what it means to be gay. Marcus' journalistic, anecdotal approach, tackling more than 300 commonly asked questions and providing succinct, no-nonsense answers, is as easy to read as it is enlightening. | | Gay Theology without Apology by Gary David Comstock | Making and breaking families - the way ahead for parents and their children by Jill Curtis.
This is a new book by Jill Curtis, the author of Where's Daddy? The highly praised book for divorced parents. Jill is a senior psychotherapist working in the UK and her book will be of great help to parents, counselors and everyone seeking help. Topics covered are:- Are there problems in your family? How to keep the family together? Having trouble with your ex? Are you a single parent? Can you deal with your stepchildren? Are you a family with two mothers? Do you have two dads? If you need help with questions of this kind then this is the book for you... For more information on this one click here | | Homosexuality and the Family by Bozett, FW | | If you know of any books that should be listed here, please send me an e-mail at
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