ISBN:
9781560231639
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (239 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version How Homophobia Hurts Children : Nurturing Diversity at Home, at School, and in the Community
DDC:
306.76/6
Keywords:
Gay students - United States - Psychology
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Homophobia hurts kids. Explore ways to minimize that trauma!This book illustrates the ways that children growing up to be gay are harmed by homophobia before anyone, including themselves, even knows they are gay. This compelling and sympathetic volume describes many simple ways that these children can be helped to understand that they can grow up to lead normal lives, with hopes and dreams for their futures. How Homophobia Hurts Children: Nurturing Diversity at Home, at School, and in the Community brings home the voices of these children. They describe their experiences to show how they came
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; About the Author; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Shame Can Shatter Their Dreams; Homophobia: A Respectable Prejudice; The Gay Rights Movement; The Homosexual Debate: Pathology or Normal Variation?; Growing Up in a Homophobic Culture; What Is It Like to Grow Up Gay?; Adult Attitudes; Chapter 2. Myths and Fallacies; Myth: Homosexuality Is a Mental Illness; Myth: Homosexuality Can Be Cured; Myth: Homosexuality Is a Choice; Myth: Homosexuals Are Sexual Molesters
Description / Table of Contents:
Myth: Homosexuals Will Convert Children to HomosexualityMyths and Stereotypes Perpetuate Prejudice; Chapter 3. Identity Development; Erik Erikson's Stages of Child and Adolescent Development; Chapter 4. Coming Out; What Is Coming Out?; Early Childhood Experiences; Coming Out in High School; Coming-Out Models; What Do Youth Say About Coming Out?; Chapter 5. Parents and Families Coming Out; Why Should Parents Come Out?; How Do Parents React When They Discover Their Child Is Gay?; What Does Research Show?; Stages of Parental Coming Out; My Own Story; Mary Borhek's Story
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 6. For All ParentsTo Parents Who Don't know Whether Their Child Is Gay; Family Reactions to Gay Children Coming Out; Comments; Chapter 7. What Happens to Gay Children at School?; Memories of Harassment and Intimidation; What Does Research Show About Harassment of Gays in Schools?; Cultural Permission for Antigay Harassment; The Hidden Gay Students; Intimidation and Harassment May Provoke Violence in Schools; Chapter 8. Students Tell Us How Schools Can Help; Actions Schools Can Take; A Gay Football Player Comes Out
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 9. How Individuals Within the School System Can Help Gay StudentsA Teacher's Coming-Out Story; What Else Can Teachers Do?; What Can School Counselors and School Psychologists Do?; What Can School Administrators and School Boards Do?; Chapter 10. Gay Youth Support Groups; Students Speak About the Groups; A School Nurse; An English Teacher; A Chemistry Teacher; A Librarian; Chapter 11. A School Climate Survey; Background; Why Students Did or Did Not Intervene; Why Gay Students Would or Would Not Feel Safe in School; Summary; Chapter 12. Transcending the Stigma
Description / Table of Contents:
Are Gays and Lesbians Exceptional?What's Good About Being Gay?; Chapter 13. Enlightened Mayor Seeks Acceptance for Gay Youths; Chapter 14. For Mental Health Professionals; Chapter 15. Legal and Social Policy Barriers and How They Affect Gay Children; The Right to Marry; Antidiscrimination Legislation; Antidiscrimination Policies in the Schools; Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Gays in the Military; Archaic Sex Laws; Boy Scout Policies; Policies About AIDS; Antigay Hate Crimes; Changing Laws and Policies Can Help Our Gay Children; Chapter 16. Transgender Identity; Gender Benders; Transvestites
Description / Table of Contents:
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Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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