ABSTRACT

This book is about women in heterosexual marriages who discover or come to terms with their lesbianism or bisexuality. It answers questions such as how women make this discovery, what they do once they realize their same-gender sexuality, how family and friends deal with the situation, and what happens to marriages and families.

This second edition contains a new introduction, three new chapters, a glossary of gay-related terms, and a new list of additional reading.

part |2 pages

Part One The Discovery

chapter 1|20 pages

Awakening

chapter 2|14 pages

What Am I?

chapter 3|20 pages

What Now?

part |2 pages

PART TWO A NEW LIFE

chapter 4|14 pages

Do I Tell My Husband Or Not?

chapter 5|14 pages

Th e Husbands

chapter 6|18 pages

What Do the Kids Th ink?

chapter 7|18 pages

Coming Out To Friends And Family

part |2 pages

Part Three: Options

chapter 8|22 pages

Th e Reality of Marriage

chapter 9|16 pages

Redefi ned Marriages

chapter 10|18 pages

Th e Single Lovers of Married Women

chapter 11|12 pages

Labeling: Lesbian Or Bisexual

part |2 pages

PART FOUR SELFHOOD

chapter 12|22 pages

Sexual Intimacy

chapter 13|16 pages

New Beginnings

chapter |6 pages

Notes

chapter |4 pages

Selected Bibliography

chapter |2 pages

Additional Reading