Safe Zones by Kerry John Poynter (Editor)The first comprehensive resource for developing Safe Zone programs to support LGBTQIA+ youth and young adults. These programs publicly identify supportive allies by hanging the “Safe Zone” sign and are trained to become better allies by attending ongoing workshop sessions. Provides real world tested training curricula intentionally designed in active learning pedagogy.
ISBN: 9781475825268
Publication Date: 2016-10-18
Pocket Guide for Understanding LGBTQ Mental Health by Petros Levounis (Editor); Eric Yarbrough (Editor)The Pocket Guide to LGBTQ Mental Health is a down-to-earth, informative, and affirming manual for mental health clinicians working with patients of diverse gender and sexual identities. The editors have brought their specialized knowledge to the project and, along with contributors who are experts in the field of LGBTQ mental health, have created a book of uncommon empathy.
ISBN: 9781615372751
Publication Date: 2020-05-07
Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature by Christine A. Jenkins; Michael CartIn Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature: LGBTQ+ Content since 1969, Christine Jenkins and Michael Cart provide an overview of the literary landscape. this volume charts the evolution of YA literature that features characters and themes which resonate not only with LGBTQ+ readers but with their allies as well.
ISBN: 9781442278066
Publication Date: 2018-03-20
Bi, Pan and Asexuality
Understanding Asexuality by Anthony F. BogaertAnthony F. Bogaert delves deep into the historical, biological, and social aspects of asexuality. It includes firsthand accounts throughout from people who identify as asexual.
ISBN: 9781442201002
Publication Date: 2015-03-06
Bisexuality in Europe by Emiel Maliepaard; Renate BaumgartnerThe book is structured around three interlinked themes that resonate well with the international research frontiers of bisexual theorising: bisexual citizenship, intimate relationships, and bisexual+ identities. This is an essential collection for students, early career researchers, and more senior academics in Gender Studies, LGBTQI Studies and Sexuality Studies.
Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence and comes to the conclusion that sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain.
12 personal stories of the construction of sophisticated narratives of gay men's lives. They draw attention to the limits of traditional perspectives to gay men's studies that look at gayness through a sexualised lens and explore how gay men make sense of their identity.
Jackson Shultz records the stories of more than 30 Americans who identify as transgender. Arranging in ages from 15 to 72 from 25 different states including a wide array of racial, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds; and identify across a vast spectrum of genders and sexualities.
Based on 150 interviews, Lori B. Girshick, a sociologist and social justice activist, brings together the voices of sex and gender - diverse people who speak with absolute candour about their lives.
This book addresses the emerging field of genderqueer or non-binary genders - that is, individuals who do not identify as male or female. It outlines a basis for good practice when working with non-binary individuals.