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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.766
EAN: 9781575421261
ISBN: 1575421267
Label: Free Spirit Publishing
Manufacturer: Free Spirit Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2003-06
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Free Spirit Publishing

For many gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning (GLBTQ) teens, prejudice, discrimination, homophobic remarks, and violence are part of their everyday lives. They feel rejected, isolated, depressed, and even suicidal. Created with feedback and suggestions from individuals at PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network), and other organizations, this book is for any GLBT or questioning teen--and for any straight friend, parent, teacher, or other adult who cares and wants to understand. Kelly Huegel offers practical advice, knowing encouragement, accessible resources, and real-life testimonials from teens who've "been there." Topics include coming out (the pluses and minuses), facing prejudice and pressure, getting support, staying safe, making healthy choices, surviving and thriving in high school, and more. The message throughout is strong and clear: Who you are is okay. As long as you accept yourself, there are no real barriers to your future happiness.

Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great for teens!
Review: This is an awesome book. I bought several that I use with a group of high school students. It's very informative and easy to read. Also has step-by-step suggestions for coping with issues such as homophobia, harassment, and coming out. An invaluable resource.

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Dealing with Teens? Get this!
Review: This book is a must-have for any Library shelf that serves teens. It is written in a style appealing to teens and includes short, one or two page summaries of ways to cope with the many issues teens face when questioning their sexuality. It also provides excellent, current resources for teens, from crisis lines to 'safe' (moderated) chat sites. I especially enjoyed the section dealing with 'coming out' to parents and family. It provided experiences from other teens who have (the good, the bad, and the ugly), and also possible responses parents might have when a teen tells them he/she is gay. In addition, it listed possible, respectful ways to respond to less-than-accepting parents. A fantastic compilation of stories, insights, and resources for teens.

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: wonderful book
Review: i remember being a pre-teen, leafing through many books written for young women that followed an "our bodies ourselves" format. these books were ok, but never what i was really looking for. i didn't want information on how to ask boys to dance or how to apply lipstick- i wondered where the chapters entitled "when you don't feel like the rest or the girls" or "but what if i don't like boys?" were.

what a great help it would have been to have this book! the format is "hip" but not patronizing. while this book affirms the importance of pride and self-respect in queer or questioning young people, it also devotes pages to the concerns and dangers many queer teens face (safe sex, how to begin dating, facing intolerance). transgender issues and stories have their own chapter, as do homophobia and coming out. descriptive paragraphs are broken up by small autobiographical blurbs by young people describing their experiences with the topic at hand, and by smaller essays.

this book is a great place to begin for youth who are GLBTQ, questioning, or who would like to better understand their queer peers and friends.

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