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The pride guide : a guide to sexual and social health for LGBTQ youth / Jo Langford.

Summary:

Sex education materials meant to explain important basics to kids are too-often not written with an empathic understanding of what those basics are. This is particularly obvious regarding books that include LGBTQ identities. Even when they do hit the mark, many have a limited scope and don?t take into account the practical realities of developing sexuality. The Pride Guide is written explicitly for the almost ten percent of teenagers who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, or any of the unique identities that are not heterosexual/ cisgender. It explores sex, dating, relationships, puberty, and both physical and online safety in one resource. The issue, today, is not whether or not queer youth will get sex education. The issue is how and where they will gather information and whether or not the information they gather with be applicable, unreliable, or exploitative. Equipping teens and their families with knowledge and self-confidence, this work provides the best protection against the unfortunate.

Record details

ISBN: 9781538144152
ISBN: 1538144158
Physical Description: xviii, 363 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2020.
Copyright: ℗♭2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-353) and index (pages 355-362).

Formatted Contents Note:

Part one: "Born this way". Biology ; Puberty ; If you were born with female reproductive parts ; If you were born with male reproductive parts ; Body image -- Part Two: "True colors". Identity and the spectrum ; Expression and the spectrum -- Part three: "I'm coming out". Coming out ; Coming out bi ; Coming out ace ; Coming out trans ; Transition ; Passing -- Part four: "Let's Have A Kiki". Dating ; Relationships ; Intimate violence -- Part five: "Somewhere over the rainbow". The sex part ; Abstinence and indulgence ; Casual sex -- Part six: "Closer to fine". Sexually transmitted infections (STIS) ; HIV/AIDS 101 ; Safer sex ; Sexual health -- Part seven: "Don't leave me this way". Sexual harm ; Harassment, abuse, and assault ; Personal safety -- Part eight: "I Will Survive". Sexualized harm ; Coping with minority stress ; The religion thing ; If your family is unsupportive -- Part Nine: "(Supermodel) You better work!". Online safety ; Porn ; Digital citizenship -- Part ten: "We are family" (For parents). Why this book is necessary ; LGBTQ 101 for parents ; Is my kid gay? ; Is my child trans? ; My kid came out, now what? ; The family that transitions together ; Parenting your queer kid -- Glossary.