Outing Yourself
No matter how much you prepare, coming out as gay or lesbian is a difficult, emotional process -- a
process that will continue long after the words are spoken and the secret is out. There's no magic
formula, but Outing Yourself by Michelangelo Signorile offers structure, guidance, and
straightforward advice.
Is It a Choice?: Answers to 300 of the World's Most Asked Questions About Lesbians and Gay
People
Covers a variety of topics dealing with homosexuality and its historical and societal ramifications.
The Other Side of the Closet: the Coming Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families
An invaluable book incorporating the author's seven years of research and interviews with hundreds
of spouses with insights derived from her own teaching and counseling work. Contains stories and
tactics for straight spouses and their families to constructively cope with a mate or family member
who declares his/her homosexuality. Analyzes six key issues a straight spouse faces when a partner
`comes out' including damaged sexuality, threatened marital relationships, conflicting spouse/parent
roles, devalued self-concept, destroyed integrity and shattered belief systems.
How to Be a Happy Homosexual
"It's very easy to believe the media hype that gay people are now all well-adjusted and open about
their sexuality. As someone who works on a gay helpline, I know this is not true. Many of the
problems that tormented people in the sixties are still tormenting young gay people today. This is
why How to be a Happy Homosexual is such a valuable resource. It hasn't lost sight of those young
people who are still having problems coming out and making the adjustment. I always recommend it to
those youngsters who are frightened and hesitant about what to do about their feelings."
Stranger in the Family - How to Cope If Your Child Is Gay
"When I discovered my son was gay I was desperate for something to read on the topic. I am grateful
that I found A Stranger in the Family. It gave me all the information I needed, set out in plain
language and with a humane and understanding author to guide me. I really feel that I know Terry
Sanderson after reading this book. He feels just like the perfect friend for someone in this
situation.I would recommend any parent who is struggling with the knowledge that their son or
daughter is homosexual to read this book. It will help them through the crisis and perhaps save
their family from unnecessary break-up."
Coming Out to Parents: A Two-Way Survival Guide for Lesbians and Gay Men and Their Parents
Listed by American Bookseller as "among the most important gay and lesbian books that should be
represented in any general bookstore," Borhek's original edition of this book (1983) has also been
praised as "sound, sympathetic, and helpful" (St. Luke's Journal of Theology). In this thorough
revision, Borhek brings an additional decade of personal knowledge and experience to bear on the
subject of coming out.
Straight Parents, Gay Children: Inspiring Families to Live Honestly and With Greater
Understanding
The courageous and levelheaded Straight Parents, Gay Children, Armistead Maupin comments, "shows the
parents of gay children how to stop merely tolerating their kids and start being their heroes."
Robert A. Bernstein made this essential move to "heroism" himself after his daughter Bobbi came out
to him and her stepmother in the mid-1980s, when she was 19. Soon after, they attended a meeting of
P-FLAG (Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays) at a nearby church, and Bernstein realized
that he had joined a small but powerful group of people unable to support the continued oppression
of their gay loved ones. Bernstein brings together stirring quotes (even from such unlikely sources
as the late Senator Barry Goldwater) and inspiring stories, like those of Jane Spahr, the first
openly gay minister to be called as a pastor of the Presbyterian church (and later denied the post)
and of Dr. Roscoe Thorne, a former lumberjack and weightlifter who spoke to a packed room at a
military hearing set up to discharge his son from the navy despite his brilliant career as a "Top
Gun" pilot. A useful book for therapists, clergy, and educators, and an essential resource for
parents of gay and bisexual children. --Regina Marler
My Child Is Gay: How Parents React When They Hear the News
"Thank-you so much for writing this book.This was the first book I read after learning my eighteen
year old son is gay. It brought me great comfort to know other parents went through the same kinds
of feelings I did. I cried and yes laughed a little with each new story. It was easy to read, like
reading someones diary but with their permission. The stories were honest and heartwarming. I am in
the process of reading it again. This should be a must read for all newly told parents, their son or
daughter is gay. Thank-you."
What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality
Believing that the translation of the Bible they use consists of the inerrant word of God, some
Christians cite a handful of passages to justify their condemnation of homosexuality. But historical
biblical scholarship holds that these believers' conception of inerrancy is naively based, for
English versions of the originally Hebrew and Greek scriptures are rife with problematic
translations. Some scholars further maintain that the supposedly antihomosexual passages are not
blanket condemnations of homosexual persons and acts. Indeed, in some cases, these verses aren't
about homosexuality at all; they meant quite different things to those for whom they were first
written, peoples whose social conceptions of sexuality were vastly different from ours. Helminiak
provides cogent, accessible precis of these revisionist findings on the Bible's six major passages
and few minor references that seem to denounce homosexuality. The Bible does not condemn gay sex as
we understand it today, he concludes; those who seek to know outright if gay or lesbian sex is good
or evil . . . will have to look elsewhere for an answer. An extremely valuable contribution to
popular gay and biblical studies.
Openly Gay, Openly Christian: How the Bible Really Is Gay Friendly
"When my 18 year old daughter came out as a lesbian two years ago I began desparely seeking guidance
from God. My two daughters, son and myself are all Born Again Christians, but I was having a
difficult time reconciling my faith (based on what I'd been taught and studied) with her sexual
orientation. Openly Gay Openly Christian exposes the God-given truth about homosexuality and the
church and takes an in-depth look at those passages that would suggest homosexuality is an awful
sin, then goes right to the source (Hebrew & Greek alike) for the true definitions of these biblical
texts. The author presents the facts in a loving but firm manner. The book is easy to read and
defines the Christianity in my and my children's hearts. It's a must read for any parent, sibling or
Christian in search of the truth!"
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