Set against the backdrop of a country which upholds a heteronormative and narrow view of family
this book provides insights into the lives of Hungarian same-sex couples and their heterosexual
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 heterosexual kin the author
recognizes that these members of queer families share many similar experiences and
challenges.Queer Families in Hungary looks at experiences of coming out negotiation of
visibility and kinship practices and offers valuable insights into how individuals and
families can resist heterosexist constraints through their discourses and practices. Students
and scholars researching kinship studies LGBT and queer studies post-socialist studies and
citizenship studies will find this book of interest.
