As the variety and number of nontraditional families grows, so does the need for new models of family and parenthood. Diversity in Family Lifediscusses the relationship between shifting gender identities and the processes of family formation, examining nontraditional family structures including asexual couples, childfree couples, living-apart-together couples, single parents, and homosexual and transsexual parents. Calling for bold reformulations, it argues that it is possible to live, love, and form a family in an astounding variety of ways.