Coming Out, Coming In: Nurturing the Well-Being and Inclusion of Gay Youth in Mainstream Society

by Linda Goldman, Jody M. Huckaby (Foreword)

Coming Out, Coming Nurturing the Well-Being and Inclusion of Gay Youth in Mainstream Society describes the process of ''coming in'' to a welcoming and nurturing family, from both the teen's and the parents' perspective. Linda Goldman draws on her personal and professional experience as a school guidance counselor, child and adolescent therapist, parent, and a member of the national group PFLAG to build a common language and a new paradigm for understanding sexual orientation and gender identity as a part of mainstream culture. Through the information, exercises, anecdotes, and extensive bibliography of additional resources provided in the book, parents, school administrators and educators, community groups and counselors will find the tools needed to facilitate nurturing and safe environments for our LGBT youth.

368 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2007

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

well-written, comprehensive book on creating a more welcoming environment and society for LGBT kids/adolescents. It's not a traditional style of book -- rather than a long, integrated narrative there are lots of lists, anecdotes, quotes, resources, and quick hits on various points. At times I'd have liked to hear more on a certain point rather than move to a new topic, but for the most part it worked well. Deals with macro (politics and legalities of marriage equality) to micro (advice for educators on supporting/facilitating gay-straight alliance groups in schools) issues with equal facility.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting book to read for my exhibition. There are a lot of books many people read when they are write their exhibition that are boring but I liked I did not feel that way about this book. Coming out, Coming in provided a lot of information about gay youth and a great amount of statics to back up their evidence. I really like this book and enjoyed using this for my exhibition.

[Wendell Hennan · Rating 4 out of 5]

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