Our House: A Very Real Documentary About Kids of Gay and Lesbian Parents

General Information

Author/Creator
Spadola, Meema, director.
Language
English.
Published
United States, 2000.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (57 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00004123

Contents/Summary

Summary
What does it mean to grow up with two mothers or two fathers? What happens when your mother or father leaves a heterosexual marriage for a same sex union? Until recently, these questions rarely, if ever, arose. But today, there are an estimated 2 million gay and lesbian parents raising between 3 and 5 million children. Many of these children were born into heterosexual marriages where a parent has since come out; recently, an increasing number are the adopted or biological children of gay and lesbian singles or couples. Their presence is raising public and private debates in courtrooms, schools and places of worship around the country, offering a new twist to the struggle to define "family values." The film profiles the sons and daughters - ages five to twenty-three years old - in five diverse families who are facing the usual highs and lows of growing up, developing their own feelings about their parents' sexuality, and encountering a wide variety of reactions from relatives, classmates, teachers, and neighbors. “Our House” is an insightful exploration of what it means to grow up with gay or lesbian parents.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note
Soros Documentary Fund
Library Special Collection
Soros Documentary Fund

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 2507Available--
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 2507
(HU_OSA_00004123.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format