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Abstract
This thesis explores the lived experiences of adults with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) parents using stigma management as a conceptual framework. The study was developed in response to a trend in current literature on this population of utilizing a hierarchical comparative framework, which positions heterosexual families as the standard against which all others are compared. This method of analysis flattens or ignores the complexity of experience in non-heterosexual family structures. In depth interviews were conducted with nine adults with at least one LGB parent. This study discusses four ways in which children with LGB parents experience and manage stigma. These are, in order, disclosure practices, engaging in communities, impression management, and negotiations of queerness. Revealing the lived experience of adults with LGB parents, this research makes an important empirical contribution to the literature on this understudied population. This study also extends models of stigma by highlighting the creative ways that participants managed stigma, and the importance of context to the method of management.