Robert E Owens

Queer Kids (eBook, PDF)

The Challenges and Promise for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Queer Kids is a lens of clarity that will help the average straight adultand maybe even the average gay adultsee things from a kid's point of view. Its detail-oriented, well-wrought chapters will provide you with literally hundreds of stories of young people who are trying to define themselves sexually and emotionally in a society of criss-crossing judgment, stereotyping, anger, and expectation. Aimed at three target groupscounselors, parents, and youththis book introduces you to a variety of interesting kids, offers you a look at the process of coming out, and helps you grasp the experience of queer identification.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317790464
• Artikelnr.: 55172953

Autorenporträt

Robert E Owens

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
* Acknowledgments
* Who Are Queer Kids?
* A Working Vocabulary
* Conclusion
* "Becoming" Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual
* Feeling Different
* Awareness of Same-Sex Attractions
* First Sexual Contacts and Dating
* Self-Identification
* Conclusion
* Coming Out of the Closet
* Stages
* Conclusion
* Challenges for Queer Kids
* What Challenges?
* Conclusion
* The Special Problem of Schools
* School Personnel
* Curriculum
* Harassment and Violence
* Extracurricular Activities
* College Campuses
* Conclusion
* Outcomes for Sexual-Minority Youths
* Statistics
* The Pluses
* Addressing the Needs of Queer Kids
* Change Societal Attitudes
* Provide More Role Models
* Educate Families
* Eliminate Untenable School Conditions
* Monitor Juvenile Courts
* Establish Special Programs and Schools
* Open All Youth Programs to Lesbian and Gay Youth
* Involve the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community
* Train More Knowledgeable and Unbiased Professionals
* Organize College Students
* Conclusion: Who Owns the Problem?
* Counseling
* Difficulties in Serving Queer Kids
* Education of the Counselor
* Getting 'Em in the Door
* Keeping 'Em There
* Counseling Beyond the Individual Teen
* Helping Suicidal Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths
* Conclusion
* Counseling for Coming Out
* Challenges to Coming Out
* Counseling Others
* Conclusion
* Parental Acceptance
* Acceptance of a Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual Child
* Acceptance of a Partner or Lover
* Sharing with Others
* Conclusion
* Letter to a Queer Kid
* Who Are You?
* Being Different
* Take Pride in Yourself
* Coming Out
* A Relationshp: That Special Someone
* Gender Needs
* Choosing a Counselor
* Living with Parents
* Celebrate Yourself
* Conclusion
* Resources
* Useful Books for Youth, Counselors, and Family
* Videos
* On-Line Resources
* Talk Lines/Hotlines/Crisis Lines
* National Organizations
* Youth Groups and Support Services
* Pen Pal Services
* Notes
* Bibliography