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Queer kids [electronic resource] : the challenges and promise for lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth / Robert E. Owens, Jr.

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Packed to the hilt with living narratives, scholarly research, and problem-solution scenarios, Queer Kids: The Challenges and Promise for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth examines the unique challenges faced by today's homosexual young adults. You'll learn what modern-day queer kids do to...

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Owens, Robert E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Haworth Press, ©1998.
Series:Haworth gay & lesbian studies.
Subjects:
Gay youth > United States.
Lesbian youth > United States.
Bisexual youth > United States.
Coming out (Sexual orientation) > United States.
Bisexual youth.
Coming out (Sexual orientation)
Gay youth.
Lesbian youth.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Who Are Queer Kids?
  • A Working Vocabulary
  • "Becoming" Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual
  • Feeling Different
  • Awareness of Same-Sex Attractions
  • First Sexual Contacts and Dating
  • Self-Identification
  • Coming Out of the Closet
  • Stages
  • Challenges for Queer Kids
  • What Challenges?
  • The Special Problem of Schools
  • School Personnel
  • Curriculum
  • Harassment and Violence
  • Extracurricular Activities
  • College Campuses
  • 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 Knowledgable 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
  • Counseling for Coming Out
  • Challenges to Coming Out
  • Counseling Others
  • Parental Acceptance
  • Acceptance of a Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual Child
  • Acceptance of a Partner or Lover
  • Sharing with Others
  • Letter to a Queer Kid
  • Who Are You?
  • Being Different
  • Take Pride in Yourself
  • Coming Out
  • A Relationship: That Special Someone
  • Gender Needs.

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