“Solomon’s startling proposition is that diversity is what unites us all. He writes
“Solomon’s startling proposition is that diversity is what unites us all. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, multiple severe disabilities, with children who are prodigies, who are conceived in rape, who become criminals, who are transgender. While each of these characteristics is potentially isolating, the experience of difference within families is universal, as are the triumphs of love Solomon documents in every chapter. All parenting turns on a crucial question: to what extent parents should accept their children for who they are, and to what extent they should help them become their best selves. Drawing on forty thousand pages of interview transcripts with more than three hundred families, Solomon mines the eloquence of ordinary people facing extreme challenges. Whether considering prenatal screening for genetic disorders, cochlear implants for the deaf, or gender reassignment surgery for transgender people, Solomon narrates a universal struggle toward compassion. Many families grow closer through caring for a challenging child; most discover supportive communities of others similarly affected; some are inspired to become advocates and activists, celebrating the very conditions they once feared. Woven into their courageous and affirming stories is Solomon’s journey to accepting his own identity, which culminated in his midlife decision, influenced by this research, to become a parent.” Buy it here Homo: Diversity and difference, not sameness and “equality” are what makes for a strong and vibrant community. The implications of this book gut the heterogay polemics of assimilation. It also mashes the “let’s all be different in the exact same way” of the LGBTIQQ monster. Real variety in life means open paths to dreams and desires, however strange and forbidden they may be to the herd. HOMO MAGAZINE: FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK & TWITTER -- source link