Choosing Children (documentary)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Choosing Children is a 1985 American documentary by Debra Chasnoff, filmed with her partner at the time, Kim Klausner.[1][2][3] It was a film about lesbian mothers and their families.[4]

The film showcased six families with lesbian mothers, whose children were brought into the family through adoption, donor insemination, foster parenting, and previous relationships.[2] It helped launch a profound cultural shift regarding same-sex parenting and parenting in the LGBTQ community.[1][2][3][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Filmmakers". New Day Films.
  2. ^ a b c Chasnoff, Debra (11 December 2006). "Grandpa Dick, Welcome to the Revolution". HuffPost.
  3. ^ a b Rudolph, Dana (September 23, 2010). "'Choosing Children' showcases pioneering lesbian films". Philadelphia Gay News.
  4. ^ Weston, Kath (15 October 1997). Families We Choose: Lesbians, Gays, Kinship. Columbia University Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-585-38090-2.
  5. ^ "Perspective on a gay film festival". The Boston Globe. June 17, 1985. p. 23.

External links[]


Stub icon

This article about a documentary film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""