Choosing Children (documentary)

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. "Filmmakers". New Day Films.
  2. Chasnoff, Debra (11 December 2006). "Grandpa Dick, Welcome to the Revolution". HuffPost.
  3. 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.


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