05784oam 2200805I 450 991081277470332120240402015925.01-317-76639-31-317-76640-71-315-80172-810.4324/9781315801728 (CKB)3710000000082484(EBL)1582010(SSID)ssj0001160293(PQKBManifestationID)11644529(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001160293(PQKBWorkID)11120802(PQKB)10810836(MiAaPQ)EBC1582010(Au-PeEL)EBL1582010(CaPaEBR)ebr10823936(CaONFJC)MIL564368(OCoLC)866447867(OCoLC)897458279(OCoLC)1014086825(FINmELB)ELB136808(EXLCZ)99371000000008248420180706d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow homophobia hurts children nurturing diversity at home, at school, and in the community /Jean M. Baker1st ed.New York :Routledge,2002.1 online resource (239 p.)Haworth gay & lesian studiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-56023-164-5 1-56023-163-7 Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index.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 MolestersMyth: 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 StoryChapter 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 OutChapter 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 StigmaAre 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; TransvestitesAndrogyneHomophobia 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 Haworth gay & lesbian studies.HomophobiaUnited StatesGay youthUnited StatesPsychologyGay studentsUnited StatesPsychologySexual harassment in educationUnited StatesComing out (Sexual orientation)United StatesHomophobiaGay youthPsychology.Gay studentsPsychology.Sexual harassment in educationComing out (Sexual orientation)306.76/6306.766Baker Jean M.1633115MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812774703321How homophobia hurts children3972710UNINA