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==Alternative Family Arrangements==
Group marriages, poly/nonmonogamous, sexuality separated from childrearing, etc.
Group marriages, poly/nonmonogamous, sexuality separated from childrearing, etc.


* Block, Francesca Lia. Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books (1998). This collects five short novels in one book. Weetzie Bat (1989) - Witch Baby (1991) - Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys (1992) - Missing Angel Juan (1993) - Baby Be-Bop (1995)
* [[Francesca Lia Block]], ''Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books'' (1998). This collects five short novels in one book. Weetzie Bat (1989) - Witch Baby (1991) - Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys (1992) - Missing Angel Juan (1993) - Baby Be-Bop (1995)
* Dorsey, Candas Jane. Black Wine
* [[Candas Jane Dorsey]]. ''[[Black Wine]]''
* Grae, Camarin. Stranded (In the protagonist's home world, 3-way relationships exist and are respected, although it is acknowledged that they can be difficult. On Earth, 3 of the characters in this novel decide to attempt such a thing also.)
* [[Camarin Grae]]. Stranded (In the protagonist's home world, 3-way relationships exist and are respected, although it is acknowledged that they can be difficult. On Earth, 3 of the characters in this novel decide to attempt such a thing also.)
* Heinlein, Robert. Friday and others. Heinlein mastered the art of coming up with reasons and social forms for women to get it on with each other and men, but for men to stay largely manly and heterosexual.  
* [[Robert A. Heinlein]]. Friday and others. Heinlein mastered the art of coming up with reasons and social forms for women to get it on with each other and men, but for men to stay largely manly and heterosexual.  
* Le Guin, Ursula. The Ekumen / Planet O stories: "Mountain Ways" and "Unchosen Love" [four person marriages are the social norm]
* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]. The Ekumen / Planet O stories: "Mountain Ways" and "Unchosen Love" [four person marriages are the social norm]
 
==Male Primary Child-Caretakers==
* Brantenberg, Gerd. Egalia's Daughters
* Bujold, Lois McMaster. Ethan of Athos
* Dodderidge, Esme. The New Gulliver
* [[Wen Spencer]], ''[[A Brother's Life]]''
* Tepper, Sheri. The Gate to Women's Country. At 5, boys are sent to live with the men in the military camps.
* Wells, John J. [pseud. for Marion Zimmer Bradley & Juanita Coulson], "Another Rib," The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (June, 1963) [when an all-male crew returns from outer space to discover Earth destroyed, they have to figure out how to reproduce with each other]
 
; Individual male child-caretakers
* Varley, John. The Gaean Trilogy, v. 3: Demon [not a social norm, but an interesting daddy role]
* Jones, Gwyneth. ''[[Life]]'' ("Spence")
 
 


==See also==
* [[List of male child-caregivers in SF]]
* [[List of societies with male child-caregivers]]
* [[Index of themes and character lists about sexuality, reproduction, and family arrangements]]


[[Category:Relationship themes]]
[[Category:Relationship themes]]

Revision as of 17:55, 2 May 2007

Group marriages, poly/nonmonogamous, sexuality separated from childrearing, etc.

  • Francesca Lia Block, Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books (1998). This collects five short novels in one book. Weetzie Bat (1989) - Witch Baby (1991) - Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys (1992) - Missing Angel Juan (1993) - Baby Be-Bop (1995)
  • Candas Jane Dorsey. Black Wine
  • Camarin Grae. Stranded (In the protagonist's home world, 3-way relationships exist and are respected, although it is acknowledged that they can be difficult. On Earth, 3 of the characters in this novel decide to attempt such a thing also.)
  • Robert A. Heinlein. Friday and others. Heinlein mastered the art of coming up with reasons and social forms for women to get it on with each other and men, but for men to stay largely manly and heterosexual.
  • Ursula K. Le Guin. The Ekumen / Planet O stories: "Mountain Ways" and "Unchosen Love" [four person marriages are the social norm]

See also

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