Chiara Bertone, Ph.D., Sociologist, is Assistant Professor at the University of East Piedmont, Italy. Her main interests lie in sexuality and family change. She is author of Le omosessualità (Rome 2009) and has recently co-edited the special issue The politics of sexuality in contemporary Italy for Modern Italy. Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Ph.D, is Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Australia and author of ten books. Her research is concerned with social diversity (genders, cultures, families and sexualities), and she is a founding committee member of AGMC Inc. (Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council).

• 1. Putting Families of Origin into the Queer Picture: Introducing This Special Issue 2. The Transparent and Family Closets: Gay Men and Lesbians and Their Families of Origin 3. Becoming the Parent of a GLB Son or Daughter 4. Suffering As the Path to Acceptance: Parents of Gay and Lesbian Young People Negotiating Catholicism in Italy 5. "We Are with Family": Black Lesbian Couples Negotiate Rituals with Extended Families 6. Bisexuality and Family: Narratives of Silence, Solace, and Strength 7. "It’s Always the Mother’s Fault": Secondary Stigma of Mothering a Transgender Child 8. The Influence of Psychiatric and Legal Discourses on Parents of Gender-Nonconforming Children and Trans Youths in Spain 9. Familiarising the Gay, Queering the Family: Coming Out and Resilience in Mambo italiano 10. Queer TV Moments and Family Viewing in Italy 11. Sexual Citizenship in Private and Public Space: Parents of Gay Men and Lesbians Discuss Their Experiences of Pride Parades 12. Mars to Venus or Earth to Earth? How Do Families of Origin Fit into GLBTQ Lives?

Chiara Bertone, Ph.D., Sociologist, is Assistant Professor at the University of East Piedmont, Italy. Her main interests lie in sexuality and family change. She is author of Le omosessualità (Rome 2009) and has recently co-edited the special issue The politics of sexuality in contemporary Italy for Modern Italy. Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Ph.D, is Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Australia and author of ten books. Her research is concerned with social diversity (genders, cultures, families and sexualities), and she is a founding committee member of AGMC Inc. (Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council).

• 1. Putting Families of Origin into the Queer Picture: Introducing This Special Issue 2. The Transparent and Family Closets: Gay Men and Lesbians and Their Families of Origin 3. Becoming the Parent of a GLB Son or Daughter 4. Suffering As the Path to Acceptance: Parents of Gay and Lesbian Young People Negotiating Catholicism in Italy 5. "We Are with Family": Black Lesbian Couples Negotiate Rituals with Extended Families 6. Bisexuality and Family: Narratives of Silence, Solace, and Strength 7. "It’s Always the Mother’s Fault": Secondary Stigma of Mothering a Transgender Child 8. The Influence of Psychiatric and Legal Discourses on Parents of Gender-Nonconforming Children and Trans Youths in Spain 9. Familiarising the Gay, Queering the Family: Coming Out and Resilience in Mambo italiano 10. Queer TV Moments and Family Viewing in Italy 11. Sexual Citizenship in Private and Public Space: Parents of Gay Men and Lesbians Discuss Their Experiences of Pride Parades 12. Mars to Venus or Earth to Earth? How Do Families of Origin Fit into GLBTQ Lives?

Chiara Bertone, Ph.D., Sociologist, is Assistant Professor at the University of East Piedmont, Italy. Her main interests lie in sexuality and family change. She is author of Le omosessualità (Rome 2009) and has recently co-edited the special issue The politics of sexuality in contemporary Italy for Modern Italy. Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Ph.D, is Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Australia and author of ten books. Her research is concerned with social diversity (genders, cultures, families and sexualities), and she is a founding committee member of AGMC Inc. (Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council).

• 1. Putting Families of Origin into the Queer Picture: Introducing This Special Issue 2. The Transparent and Family Closets: Gay Men and Lesbians and Their Families of Origin 3. Becoming the Parent of a GLB Son or Daughter 4. Suffering As the Path to Acceptance: Parents of Gay and Lesbian Young People Negotiating Catholicism in Italy 5. "We Are with Family": Black Lesbian Couples Negotiate Rituals with Extended Families 6. Bisexuality and Family: Narratives of Silence, Solace, and Strength 7. "It’s Always the Mother’s Fault": Secondary Stigma of Mothering a Transgender Child 8. The Influence of Psychiatric and Legal Discourses on Parents of Gender-Nonconforming Children and Trans Youths in Spain 9. Familiarising the Gay, Queering the Family: Coming Out and Resilience in Mambo italiano 10. Queer TV Moments and Family Viewing in Italy 11. Sexual Citizenship in Private and Public Space: Parents of Gay Men and Lesbians Discuss Their Experiences of Pride Parades 12. Mars to Venus or Earth to Earth? How Do Families of Origin Fit into GLBTQ Lives?