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.

This is over all a very well organized, expertly and creatively written account of the burgeoning field of sexual orientation research.

• 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

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.

This is over all a very well organized, expertly and creatively written account of the burgeoning field of sexual orientation research.

• 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

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.

This is over all a very well organized, expertly and creatively written account of the burgeoning field of sexual orientation research.

• 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