Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction. Tolstoy Was Wrong 1
5. 1. Love, Sex, and Kinship in Gay El Lay 13
6. 2. Gay Parenthood and the End of Paternity as We Knew It 49
7. 3. A South African Slant on the Slippery Slope 89
8. 4. Paradoxes of Polygamy and Modernity 122
9. 5. Unhitching the Horse from the Carriage 152
10. Conclusion. Forsaking No Others 188
11. Appendix A. Co-parenting Agreement 209
12. Notes 211
13. Bibliography 235
14. Index 261
15. About the Author 275