Different Daughters

A Book by Mothers of Lesbians

Plot

Coming out to Mom is a lesbian rite of passage.
Twenty-five mothers of lesbian come together to trace the growth of their relationships with their daughters. Writing about family, community, religion and neighborhoods, among other topics, the authors of Different Daughters raise the essential questions mother of lesbians confront. Both a resource and a celebration, Different Daughters reflects the struggle of women to accept and share their daughters' lives.


Contents:
Notes from a different daughter / Louise Rafkin --
From hermit crabs to hamsters / Hazel Brickman --
A tradition of strength / Doris Thompson --
A merry-go-round / Fran Harris --
Of prejudice and acceptance / Maria Garcia --
After the initial shock / Rhoda Rafkin --
Narrow corridors / Reva Tow --
The silt of a river / Jane Allen --
Our separate lives / Ginger and Katheryn --
Yom Kippur / Ann Landau --
No magic wand / Jane Ferguson --
A very public statement / Rheba Fontenot --
Ways of knowing and not knowing / Pauline Johnson --
Another kind of different / Rachel J. --
A second chance / Darlene Palmer --
'Winnetka Matron Testifies for Gay Rights' / Dorothy A. Tollifson --
Coming out fighting / Anne Macfarlane --
A two-way street / Grace --
Here and there / Juanita Rios --
An open letter to mothers whose daughters happen to be lesbians / D. Clarke --
Generations / Merle Woo --
Taming the devils withing / Diane Rae --
A family of four / Louise --
Purple balloons on Market Street / Constance Shepard Jolly --
Magic yellow button / Shirley Powers.