Introduction: Lesbian and Gay Parents: Securing Social and Educational Capitals The Straight and Narrow? Gay Parents, Games Lessons and Gambling with the Future Ticking all the Wrong Boxes? Gay Parents and the (Im)Possibility of Being Right Family Fortunes Mixed Signals at the School Crossing Privileged Locations? Sexuality, Class and Geography Just Cause of Impediment? Costs of Civic Acceptance Concluding Thoughts