Table of Contents

Part I. Concepts, Theories, and Perspectives

1. Concepts of female sexual orientation
Lisa Diamond

2. Gay male identities, desires, and behaviors
Jeffrey Parsons and Christian Grov

3. Bisexual identities
Sari Dworkin

4. Transgender identities: Research and Controversies
Francisco Sanchez and Eric Vilain

5. Biological foundations of sexual orientation
Alexander K. Hill, Khytam Dawood, and David A. Puts

6. Demographic perspectives on sexual orientation
Gary Gates

Part II. Development Over the Life Course

7. Sexual orientation in adolescence
Margaret Rosario and Eric T. Schrimshaw

8. Emergent adulthood in lesbian and gay lives
Bertram Cohler and Stuart Michaels

9. Sexual orientation in middle adulthood
Andrew Hostetler

10. Sexual Orientation and Aging in Western Society
Arnold H. Grossman, Michael J. McCutcheon, and John A. Frank

Part III. Domains of Experience

11. Sexual orientation, careers, and work
Jonathan Mohr and Ruth Fassinger

12. Same-sex Romantic Relationships
Adam W. Fingerhut and Letitia Anne Peplau

13. Sexual orientation and lesbian and bisexual women's health
Jane M. Simoni, Laramie Smith, Keren Lehavot, Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, and Karina L. Walters

14. Sexual orientation and gay men's health
Amy Herrick, Mark Friedman, and Ron Stall

15. Sexual orientation and mental health
Susan Cochran and Vickie M. Mays

16. Sexual orientation, family formation, and parenthood
Charlotte J. Patterson

Part IV. Communities and Contextual Issues

17. Attitudes toward sexual orientation
Stacey Horn

18. Minority Stress and the Health of Sexual Minorities
Ilan Meyer and David M. Frost

19. Sexual orientation, victimization and hate crimes
Kimberly Balsam and Tonda Hughes

20. Race and ethnicity among lesbian, gay and bisexual communities
Bianca Wilson and Gary Harper

21. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities
Esther D. Rothblum

About the Author

Charlotte J. Patterson, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Program at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on sexual orientation, human development, and family lives, especially on the development of children with lesbian and gay parents. Dr. Patterson is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS) as well as of the American Psychological Association (APA), and is a
past-President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues.

Anthony R. D'Augelli, PhD, is Professor of Human Development at The Pennsylvania State University. His work has focused on the development of sexual orientation, especially during adolescence and late adulthood. Dr. D'Augelli is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and an Editorial Board Member for several journals including the Journal of GLBT Family Studies, the Journal of LGBT Youth, and Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.

Reviews

"This book does a good job covering many different topics in the field of sexual orientation, particularly theoretical perspectives and identity development. Written by experts, it will be useful to both students and professionals." --DOODY'S
"Forty-one specialists in different areas of the psychology of sexual orientation present their theories and results of research in this unique, single volume on this growing new field of knowledge and understanding of our sexuality. This is an authoritative text on the subject by experts and will be useful to students, educators, clinicians, and researchers. We congratulate Drs. Patterson and D'Augelli, and all contributors of material." --Sonu Chandiram,
Biz India
"This volume covers a wide range of topics and issues both germane to and impacting the psychological and physical well-being, social, professional, and family lives of sexual minorities. It more than succeeds at its goal of presenting a comprehensive view of current sexual orientation research; it surpasses it entirely. This edition is exceedingly well organized, each chapter in this edited volume is exhaustively referenced and written by and large with
scholarly precision and clarity. ... This book would be an excellent textbook for graduate or advanced undergraduate courses. It also could prove a very useful reference source for clinicians and researchers
alike due to its ability to quickly point one to the important research in a very wide range of areas." --Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health