Beyond expectation : lesbian/bi/queer women and assisted conception / Jacquelyne Luce.

  • Luce, Jacquelyne, 1971-
Date:
[2010]
  • Books

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Description

"An in-depth study of lesbian, bi, and queer women's experiences of thinking about and trying to become a parent, Beyond Expectation draws on eighty-two narrative interviews conducted during the late 1990s in British Columbia. Jacquelyne Luce chronicles these women's experiences, which took place from 1980 to 2000, during a period that saw significant changes to the governance of assisted reproduction and the status of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents and same-sex partners.

Beyond Expectation looks closely at the changing contexts in which women's experiences occurred and draws attention to complex issues such as 'contracting' relationships, mediating understandings of biology and genetics, and decision-making amidst various social, legal, and medical developments. Luce skillfully juxtaposes the stories of her interviewees with the wider public discourses about lesbian/bi/queer parenting and reproductive technology and highlights gaps in existing legislative reforms. Most importantly, Beyond Expectation foregrounds the lived experiences of lesbian, bi, and queer women as they negotiate kinship at the intersection of reproduction, technology, and politics."--pub. desc.

Publication/Creation

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2010]

Physical description

xv, 278 pages ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index.

Contents

Imagining queer parenthood -- Strategic outings -- Out for the children, or childhood outings? -- Misreadings -- Legal (re)framings -- Figuring anonymity -- Mediating knowing -- Contracting kinship -- Matters of health -- Screening pasts -- Screening futures -- Reflections.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    TPH/LUC
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781442640634
  • 1442640634
  • 9781442610088
  • 1442610085