{"title":"Amity Pierce Buxton","description":"\u003cp\u003eAMITY PIERCE BUXTON, Ph.D., founded the Straight Spouse Network and served as its Executive Director from 1991 to 2007. Her books include \u003cem\u003eUnseen-Unheard: Straight Spouses from Trauma to Transformation\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of the Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuxton holds a Ph.D. in English and Education from Columbia University and a B.A. from Marymount College. She has served on the editorial boards of the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Bisexuality\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eJournal of GLBT Family Studies\u003c\/em\u003e and is a member of the American Psychological Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Buxton works as an educator and advocate, having taught from elementary through graduate level and trained teachers in school desegregation in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work draws directly on her own experience as a straight spouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmity Pierce Buxton’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-other-side-of-the-closet","title":"The Other Side of the Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCandid, compassionate, authoritative--a rich source of insights, information, and practical guidance. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"The first major work on the topic.\" --Gay Community News \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"A much needed comprehensive study of what happens to husbands, wives, and children during the coming-out crisis.\" --The Reverend Jane E. Vennard, founder Task Force for Spouses of Gays and Lesbians\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"The new enlarged edition adds important factors, especially children's reactions to a parent's coming out. Well-researched and insightful.\"\" --Fritz Klein, M.D., author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bisexual Option\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Anybody practicing in this area would be well advised to read this book.\" --Professor Arthur S. Leonard, New York Law School\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn two million marriages, one spouse is gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Having a spouse or parent disclose his or her same-sex attraction is a shattering experience fraught with pain, confusion, anger, and a profound loss of self-esteem. Amity Pierce Buxton spotlights this exploding phenomenon and reports constructive coping strategies that spouses and children have used to resolve problems of sexual damage, family breakdown, deception, and homophobia. Illustrated throughout by riveting personal narratives, this expanded edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of the Closet\u003c\/em\u003e traces the family's journey from initial trauma to eventual transformation. This invaluable source of information for spouses, families, and professionals is based on Dr. Buxton's eight years of research, including interviews with 1,000 straight spouses and children, her own personal experience, and her counseling work with spouses of gay, lesbian, and bisexual partners.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471021520\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471021520\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Amity Pierce Buxton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43185559470296,"sku":"9780471021520","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43185559503064,"sku":"9781630262204","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470300800_FC_mockup_v2_1740150248_b99cd2d2-d2d7-4837-bf68-5f8d83f17a3b.jpg?v=1791992653"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-amity-pierce-buxton.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}