Out of the Ordinary is a truly unique anthology, a groundbreaking collection of essays by the grown children of lesbian, gay, and transgender parents. Ranging from humorous to poignant, the essays touch on some of the most important and complicated issues facing them: dealing with a parent's sexuality while developing an identity of one's own; overcoming homophobia at school and at family or social gatherings; and defining the modern family. In a time when traditional family structure has undergone radical change, Out of the Ordinary is an important look at the meaning of love, family, and relationships, and will speak to anyone who has lived or is interested in non-traditional families.
With a foreword by Margarethe Cammermeyer, Ph.D., author of Serving in Silence, and a preface by columnist and author Dan Savage, Out of the Ordinary also includes a resource guide of organizations that offer support for the hundreds of thousands of gay, lesbian, and transgender parents and their children. As the demographic increases, this book becomes an invaluable tool for learning, understanding, and acceptance.

Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents

Dan Savage

Noelle Howey

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Margarethe Cammermeyer

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Throughout her childhood in suburban Ohio, Noelle struggled to gain loveand affection from her distant father. In compensating for her father'sbrusqueness, Noelle idolized her nurturing tomboy mother and herconservative grandma who tried to turn her into a little lady. At age14, Noelle's mom let her buy a pair of Guess jeans that she had beencoveting. Then, staring straight at the car windshield on the way homefrom the mall, her mom finally blurted out the family secret: Dad likesto wear women's clothes.As Noelle copes with a turbulent adolescence, further confused by themale and female role models she had as a girl, her father begins tometamorphose into the loving parent she had always longed for -- onlynow outfitted with pedal pushers and pink lipstick. Could becoming awoman make her father a completely different person?With edgy humor, courage, and remarkable sensitivity, Noelle Howeychallenges all of our beliefs in what constitutes gender and a normalfamily.

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