Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter ii
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Two Sides of the Same Coin: Revising Analyses of Lesbian Sexuality and Family Formation through the Study of Black Women 1
5. 1. Coming into the Life: Entrance into Gay Sexuality for Black Women 21
6. 2. Gender Presentation in Black Lesbian Communities 65
7. 3. Marginalized Social Identities: Self-Understandings and Group Membership 92
8. 4. Lesbian Motherhood and Discourses of Respectability 113
9. 5. Family Life and Gendered Relations between Women 153
10. 6. Openly Gay Families and the Negotiation of Black Community and Religious Life 180
11. Conclusion: Intersections, Extensions, and Implications 215
12. Appendix A: A Roadmap for the Study of Marginalized and Invisible Populations 223
13. Appendix B: Selected Questions from Invisible Families Survey 239
14. Appendix C: Questions from In- Depth Interview on Self-Definitions of Sexuality 249
15. Notes 251
16. References 269
17. Index 289