Abstract
While much of the literature on immigration focuses on immigrant families, they are largely assumed to be cisgender and heterosexual. The psychological literature is devoid of research on LGBTQ-parent immigrant families, perhaps reflecting an implicit bias by researchers that exclude LGBTQ people from their schemas for families. In order to provide an overview of LGBTQ-parent immigrant families without an adequate research base, this chapter draws from the literature on LGBTQ immigrants as well as the literature on heterosexual, cisgender immigrant families in an attempt to make conclusions about relevant issues LGBTQ-parent immigrant families face. This chapter first provides a brief overview of how immigrant populations to the USA have changed over time as a result of immigration policy. Next, the literature on LGBTQ immigrants is reviewed. Since there is little mention of LGBTQ-parent immigrant families in the psychological literature, relevant themes from the broader immigrant family literature will be presented. Finally, research on LGBTQ immigrant families without children is reviewed with attention to LGBTQ-parent immigrant families where appropriate. Recommendations for future research and implications for practice are provided.
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Nakamura, N. (2020). LGBTQ-Parent Immigrant Families: We’re Here, We’re Queer, We’re Invisible. In: Goldberg, A.E., Allen, K.R. (eds) LGBTQ-Parent Families. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35610-1_14
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