Gay Men Pursuing Parenthood through Surrogacy: Reconfiguring Kinship

By Dean Murphy

A groundbreaking exploration of gay men navigating parenthood through surrogacy and its impact on kinship.

Dean Murphy analyzes how relatedness is enacted in the context of gay men pursuing parenthood and a 'child of one's own' through both domestic and transnational surrogacy arrangements. Drawing on data collected from in-depth interviews with gay men living in Australia and the United States, and news media, the book explores how gay men 'enact' parenthood and family life in ways that both challenge and reinforce dominant notions of kinship and masculinity.

Discover how these men, representing a first generation to access assisted reproductive technologies, navigate social norms, biogenetic connections, and ethical considerations. Gay Men Pursuing Parenthood through Surrogacy offers topical insights into family structures, reproductive technologies, and the reconfiguring of kinship in the modern world. For academics, researchers, and anyone interested in LGBTQ+ studies and the sociology of family.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1742234224
• ISBN13: 9781742234229
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"