Queer Families in Hungary: Same-Sex Couples, Families of Origin, and Kinship

Set against the backdrop of a country which upholds a heteronormative and narrow view offamily, this book provides insights into the lives of Hungarian same-sex couples and theirheterosexual relatives. Béres-Deák utilizes the theoretical framework of intimate citizenship, as well as findings from ethnographic interviews, participant observation and online sources.Instead of emphasizing the divide between non-heterosexual people and their heterosexualkin, the author recognizes that these members of queer families share many similarexperiences and challenges. Queer Families in Hungary looks at experiences of coming out, negotiation of visibility, and kinship practices, and offers valuable insights into how individualsand families can resist heterosexist constraints through their discourses and practices.Students and scholars researching kinship studies, LGBT and queer studies, post-socialiststudies, and citizenship studies, will find this book of interest.