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The book is a personal account by a lesbian who fought for legal recognition as a co‑parent to her lover’s child. It explores the legal challenges of adoption courts and her engagement with the activist collective Queer Nation. The narrative offers insight into LGBTQ parenting within the broader context of civil rights activism.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Memoir/Family Memoir
Authors: Phyllis Burke
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