In this down-to-earth book, filled wh the voic of young people speakg for themselv, Sav-Williams argu that the standard image of gay youth prented by mental health rearchers -- as prsed, isolated, dg-pennt, even suicidal -- may have been exaggerated even twenty years ago, and is far om accurate today.
Contents:
- COMG OUT: A PARENTS GUI TO SUPPORTG YOUR GAY TEEN
- WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT GAY TEENAGERS
- THE NEW GAY TEENAGER
COMG OUT: A PARENTS GUI TO SUPPORTG YOUR GAY TEEN
There's a way to burst through the shame gay men are ma to feel about homosexualy. * gay as a teenager *
Gay. It’s not pletely known what someone to be lbian, gay, straight, or bisexual, but your sexual orientatn probably started at a very young age. You also n’t “turn” a person gay.
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT GAY TEENAGERS
"Mom, Dad, I'm gay!" Your brave, wonrful, betiful child has spoken the words out loud that somewhere the back of your md you already spected. This moment of honty is the begng of a journey that n be challengg for both you and your child. * gay as a teenager *
You may be homosexual, gay, or lbian if you are attracted to people of the same sex as yourself. Havg feelgs about or havg a sexual experience wh a person of the same sex do not necsarily mean you are homosexual.
Below are mon qutns and answers related to homosexualy. Can people be forced or nvced to change om gay to straight, or the other way around?
I thk I might be gay.
THE NEW GAY TEENAGER
Over time, you will figure out if you are gay, straight, neher, or both. The phrase “ the closet” may be ed to refer to someone who is gay, lbian, or bisexual, but hasn’t told iends and fay members yet. Homophobia refers to fear, prejudice, or discrimatn toward persons who are gay, lbian, or bisexual.