Gay and Lesbian Families

This article starts by saying that many people describe families only as a heterosexual marriage and blood ties. The author asks about adopted and foster children, gay and lesbian couples, and friends that are sometimes closer than relatives. What about those families? And what makes a gay and lesbian family? Does one member color the whole family gay or does every member have to be gay? Most people label a gay or lesbian family gay by the parents homosexuality but do these homosexual parents not go through the same struggles, joys, hopes, and fears like all parents? …