While Doug was not as close to his extended family, Andrew came from a large, tight-knit Jewish family in Montreal. When he announced his engagement and the couple's plans for a traditional Jewish ceremony and a festive celebration, it was then that previously unacknowledged prejudices and hidden concerns suddenly reared their contentious heads. Just two months before the big day, the family had to decide if they were ready to perform the ultimate act of "coming out" when ABC-TV News asked to profile them as part of an episode of Turning Point.

The first book to speak to both sides of a controversy that is altering our society, this fascinating chronicle follows Doug, Andrew, and his parents Sheldon and Roslyn on the rocky road from engagement to understanding.