Description |
1 online resource (ix, 196 pages) |
Contents |
Foreword / Carol Gilligan -- Introduction : The Importance of Being Heard -- David : The Slow Build of a Voice of Resistance -- Lindsey : Learning a New Language -- Ruth : A Person to Trust and a Place to Belong -- Travis : Twenty-First-Century Everyman -- Jordan : Across the Gender Border - and Back Again -- Eddie : Coming Out and Embracing the World -- The Quest for "One Good Relationship" : Connections and Disconnections in Adolescence -- Foundations of Queer Voice : Silence and Support in Schools, Communities, Families, and Society -- Afterword |
Summary |
Adolescence is a difficult time, but it can be particularly stressful for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identifying youth. In order to avoid harassment and rejection, many LGBTQ teens hide their identities from their families, peers, and even themselves. In this book, an educator brings the voices of LGBTQ youth out into the open. Drawing on two waves of interviews conducted six years apart, the author chronicles how queer youth, who were often "silenced" in school and elsewhere, now can approach adulthood with a strong, queer voice. This book continues the critical conversation about LGBTQ youth issues - from bullying and suicide to risks involving drug and alcohol abuse - by focusing on the factors that help young people develop positive, self-affirming identities. Using the participants' heartfelt, impassioned voices, we hear what schools, families, and communities can do to help LGBTQ youth become resilient, confident adults |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Gay youth.
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Gay teenagers
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Gay students.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gay Studies.
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Gay students
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Gay teenagers
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Gay youth
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2012025885 |
ISBN |
9781439908037 |
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1439908036 |
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