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DADDY AND PAPA (a Film by Johnny Symons). Reviewed by Ron Gregg.

REWEAVING THE SOCIAL TAPESTRY: TOWARD A PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY AND POLICY FOR FAMILIES. Don, S.B.,&Rodri-guez, G. G. New York: W.W. Norton&Co, 2002, ISBN 0-393-32272-6 (paperback), 218 pages. Reviewed by Betty G. Farrell.     

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TRANSGENDER EMERGENCE: THERAPEUTIC GUIDELINES FOR WORKING WITH GENDER-VARIANT PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. Arlene I. Lev. New York: Haworth Clinical Practice Press, 2004. Reviewed by Rupert Raj.

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. (2005). This Is That Productions. Screenplay adapted by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossanafrom a short story of the same title by E. Annie Proulx. Directed by Ang Lee. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal (Jack Twist), Heath Ledger (Ennis Del Mar), Anne Hathaway (Lureen), Randy Quaid (Joe Aguirre), and Michelle Williams (Alma). Rated R (for sexuality, nudity, language and some violence). Reviewed by Arlene Istar Lev.     

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DADDY & PAPA: A STORY ABOUT GAY FATHERS IN AMERICA. Johnny Symons (Director/Producer), Lindsay Sablosky (Co-Producer), and Kim Roberts (Editor). HarNew Day Films, 2002, Time 56:40 minutes, http://www.daddyandpapa.com. Reviewed by Colleen M. Connolly.

TRANSGENDER SUBJECTIVITIES: A CLINICIAN'S GUIDE. Leli, U., and J. Drescher (Eds.). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Medical Press, 2004, 162 pp., $39.95. Reviewed by Jerry Saltzman.     

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This article looks at print coverage of various adoption issues: adoption vs. abortion, a famous birth mother's story, revisiting Baby Richard, and the perils of internation adoption. Two prime time programs are reviewed, one drama on foster care and open adoption, the other a newsmagazine segment on failure to disclose medical problems in adopted children.     

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BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN [Motion Picture]. United States: Focus Features & Universal Studios. 135 Minutes. Ossana, D., Schamis, J. (Producers), & Lee, A. (Director), 2005. Reviewed by Brian L. Ott, Susan A. Sci.

LESBIAN WIDOWS: INVISIBLE GRIEF. Whipple, V. New York: Harrington Park Press, 2006. Reviewed by Karma R. Chávez.

SONS TALK ABOUT THEIR GAY FATHERS: LIFE CURVES. Gottlieb, A. New York: Harrington Park Press, 2006. Reviewed by Rafael Cervantes.

TRANSAMERICA [Motion Picture]. Moran, L., Bastian, R., and Dungan, S. (Producers) & Hunter, D. (Director). Solana Beach, CA: Genius Products, 2005. Reviewed by Isaac West.     

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ANGELS IN AMERICA (2004). Kushner, Tony. DVD. Home Box Office, Inc. 352 minutes. Reviewed by Jamie Skerski Department of Communication & Culture Reviewed by Alyssa Ann Samek.

CURRENT RESEARCH ON BISEXUALITY (2004). Fox, R. C. (Ed.). Binghamton, NY: Harrington Park Press. Reviewed by Alyssa Ann Samek.

FAMILIES LIKE MINE. Garner, A. (2004). New York, NY: Harper Collins. Reviewed by Scott A. Simpson.     

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PEDAGOGIA SOCIAL Y PROGRAMAS INTERGENERACIONALES: EDUCACIÓN DE PERSONAS MAYORES. By Juan Saez (Coordinator). Malaga: Aljibe, 2002. Reviewed by Francisco Maños.

ELDER CARE AND SERVICE LEARNING: A HANDBOOK. By S. B. Seperson and C. Hegeman (Editors). Westport, CT: Auburn House (division of Greenwood Publishing Group), pp. 1–332, 2002. Reviewed by Paul Roodin.     

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HOMESHARE IN EUROPE. By Anne-Lotte Kreickemeier and M^aAsuncion Martinez Roman. Alicante: University of Alicante, 2001. Reviewed by Johan Galtung.

ABOUT SCHMIDT. A Film by Alexander Payne (Director). New Line Cinema, 2002. Reviewed by Liz Larkin.

THE LIVING MAYA: THE MOPAN AND Q'EQCHT OF THE TOLEDO DISTRICT, BELIZE, CENTRAL AMERICA. By Anne-McheUe Marsden. Belize: MayaViewkeeper, 2002. Reviewed by David Burdick.     

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LINKING LIFETIMES: A GLOBAL VIEW OF INTERGENERATIONAL EXCHANGE. By Matt Kaplan, Nancy Henkin, and Atsuko Kusano (Eds.). University Press of America, 2002. Reviewed by Margaret Ann Nicholls

BIG MAMA. A Film by Tracy Seretean. Winner of the 2001 Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject. Running time 40 minutes. Reviewed by Cathy Tompkins     

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GENERATIONS IN TOUCH: LINKING THE OLD AND THE YOUNG IN A TOKYO NEIGHBORHOOD. By Leng Leng Thang. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2001, 209pp., pbk £10.95 ISBN 0 8014 8732 3., by Leng Leng Thang Reviewed by Stephen W. Ellis.

LEGACY:INSPIRINGSOCIALCHANGEINTHEU.S.ANDABROAD.A Film by Tod Lending. Reviewed by Jaia Peterson     

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A CITY OF ALL AGES. AN INTERGENERATIONAL LOOK AT LOCAL SOCIAL POLICY (EEN STAD VAN ALLE LEEFTIJDEN EEN INTERGENERATIONELE KIJK OP LOKAAL SOCIAAL BELEID). By Kees Penninx. Utrecht: NIZW, 2003, 212 pp., ε18,75, ISBN 9059570340. Reviewed by Christina Mercken

LIFELONG LEARNING, INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING AND SOCIAL CAPITAL: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE. By Ann-Kristin, Boström. Stockholm: Institute of International Education, 2003. Reviewed by Harvey L. Sterns