Metro DC
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Recommended Reading List
2005

SPOUSES

The Other Side of the Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families by Amity Pierce Buxton.
This book is a comprehensive look at the effects on husbands, wives, and children during the "coming out" process for a gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender spouse or parent. (1994)

My Husband is Gay: A Woman's Survival Guide by Carol Grever.
After Grever's husband came out of the closet, she made an effort to process her confusion and pain by seeking out women of varying backgrounds, ages, and ethnicities with similar stories. (2001)

Married Women Who Love Women by Carren Strock.
After 25 years of marriage, Carren Strock fell in love with her best friend. Her book tracks the journey from denial to acceptance, and gives insight into her own family, as well as more than one hundred other women's stories, families, and lovers. (2000)