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We Are Family
Parenting and Foster Parenting In Gay Families
| Length: | 57 min |
| Released: | 1988 |
| Ages: |
College Adult |
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One frequent objection to gay marriages is the concern about raising children. Will the children be raised to be gay themselves? Is there a risk of sexual abuse? What about gender role models?
We Are Family takes a look at what life is really like in homosexual families, with the focus on parenting and the well being of the children. In one family, two gay fathers tell of their efforts to create a secure environment for their 16-year-old foster son, who was on the road to delinquency. In another household, two lesbian mothers have helped their adopted 11-year-old boy overcome the emotional trauma of disability and early neglect. In the third family, we hear how two adolescent daughters have accepted their father's homosexuality. By showing how much these parents have to offer their children, this film makes clear that good parenting is independent of sexual orientation.
We Are Family takes a look at what life is really like in homosexual families, with the focus on parenting and the well being of the children. In one family, two gay fathers tell of their efforts to create a secure environment for their 16-year-old foster son, who was on the road to delinquency. In another household, two lesbian mothers have helped their adopted 11-year-old boy overcome the emotional trauma of disability and early neglect. In the third family, we hear how two adolescent daughters have accepted their father's homosexuality. By showing how much these parents have to offer their children, this film makes clear that good parenting is independent of sexual orientation.
"Highly recommended."
‒Choice
"Strips away the homophobia associated with AIDS, and provides a rich, sensitive portrait of life in homosexual families with parents as committed to their children as any heterosexual parent."
‒The Boston Globe
". . . intelligent choice for public library . . . audiences."
‒Booklist
‒Choice
"Strips away the homophobia associated with AIDS, and provides a rich, sensitive portrait of life in homosexual families with parents as committed to their children as any heterosexual parent."
‒The Boston Globe
". . . intelligent choice for public library . . . audiences."
‒Booklist
Special Jury Award,San Francisco Film Festival, 1988
Women in the Director's Chair, 1988
Certificate of Merit, Chicago International Film Festival, 1987
San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 1987
American Psychological Association, 1996
Special Jury Award, San Francisco Film Festival, 1988
Certificate of Merit, Chicago International Film Festival, 1987
San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 1987
Women in the Director's Chair, 1988
Certificate of Merit, Chicago International Film Festival, 1987
San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 1987
American Psychological Association, 1996
Special Jury Award, San Francisco Film Festival, 1988
Certificate of Merit, Chicago International Film Festival, 1987
San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 1987
