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This book is both a heart-warming and heart-breaking tale. It's a story of ordinary people overcoming extraordinary obstacles. You cannot read it without rethinking the fundamental issues underlying family life. Using her great breath of scholarly knowledge (Psychology, Evolution, Child Development, Genetics, etc.) Nancy Segal weaves scientific ideas and personal experiences into a flawless tapestry that affords the reader a profound educational experience.--Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr., PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota You would think having twins would be a glorious gift for parents, which it is if you're heterosexual. If you're a gay couple it's another story entirely, one told by the preeminent twins researcher and masterful storyteller Nancy Segal. Gay Fathers, Twin Sons is at once gripping, infuriating, heartbreaking, and uplifting. For all the moral progress we've made over the centuries it's hard to believe same-sex couples still struggle to be treated equally under the law. A brilliant read.--Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, author of The Moral Arc and Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational

This story highlights the heroics of two men who sacrificed their privacy to make a difference for their children and others to follow. Segal cogently focuses on the terrifying reality that not all families are treated equally under our law. This tale follows the lives of two men and their twin sons as they seek a fair and legal path to U.S. citizenship. As the book progresses, Segal's treatment of the personal and legal paths that the men traversed makes us consider issues that get to the very bedrock of basic freedoms - who we can love and who we are allowed to nurture.--Lisabeth Fisher DiLalla, PhD, Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Director of the Southern Illinois Twins/Triplets and Siblings Study (SITSS) This book is both a heart-warming and heart-breaking tale. It's a story of ordinary people overcoming extraordinary obstacles. You cannot read it without rethinking the fundamental issues underlying family life. Using her great breath of scholarly knowledge (Psychology, Evolution, Child Development, Genetics, etc.) Nancy Segal weaves scientific ideas and personal experiences into a flawless tapestry that affords the reader a profound educational experience.--Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr., PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota You would think having twins would be a glorious gift for parents, which it is if you're heterosexual. If you're a gay couple it's another story entirely, one told by the preeminent twins researcher and masterful storyteller Nancy Segal. Gay Fathers, Twin Sons is at once gripping, infuriating, heartbreaking, and uplifting. For all the moral progress we've made over the centuries it's hard to believe same-sex couples still struggle to be treated equally under the law. A brilliant read.--Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, author of The Moral Arc and Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational

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Nancy L. Segal, PhD, is a Psychology Professor, and Director and Founder of the Twin Studies Center at California State University, Fullerton. She has authored over 300 scholarly articles and eight books. Her 2012 book, Born Together-Reared Apart: The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study, won the American Psychological Association’s William James Book Award. Her recent work, Deliberately Divided: Inside the Controversial Study of Twins and Triplets Adopted Apart, was the focus of a July 2022 BBC-TV documentary. Her work has been featured in the New York Times and Atlantic Monthly. She has appeared on national and international televised programs, including the Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, the Today Show and the BBC. Her latest book is an annotated collection of photographs taken at the Holocaust twins’ 40th anniversary reunion and hearing on Josef Mengele’s war crimes. Segal lives and works in southern California.

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