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

Summary:

Jo Langford offers a complete guide to sexual and social development, safety, and health for LGBTQ youth and those who love and support them. Written from a practical perspective, the author explores the realities of teen sexuality, particularly that of trans teens, and provides guidance and understanding for parents and kids alike.

Record details

ISBN: 9781538110768
ISBN: 1538110768
ISBN: 1538110776
Physical Description: xviii, 363 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Intro – Part One. "Born This Way" -- Chapter One. Biology -- Chapter Two. Puberty -- Chapter Three. If you were born with female reproductive parts -- Chapter Four. If you were born with male reproductive parts -- Chapter Five. Body image -- Part Two. "True colors" -- Chapter Six. Identity and the spectrum -- Chapter Seven. Expression and the spectrum -- Part Three. "I'm coming out" -- Chapter Eight. Coming out -- Chapter Nine. Coming out bi -- Chapter Ten. Coming out ace -- Chapter Eleven. Coming out trans -- Chapter Twelve. Transition -- Chapter Thirteen. Passing.

Part Four. "Let's Have A Kiki" -- Chapter Fourteen. Dating -- Chapter Fifteen. Relationships -- Chapter Sixteen. Intimate violence -- Part Five. "Somewhere over the rainbow" -- Chapter Seventeen. The sex part -- Chapter Eighteen. Abstinence and indulgence -- Chapter Nineteen. Casual sex -- Part Six. "Closer to fine" -- Chapter Twenty. Sexually transmitted infections (STIS) -- Chapter Twenty-One. HIV/AIDS 101 -- Chapter Twenty-Two. Safer sex -- Chapter Twenty-Three. Sexual health -- Part Seven. "Don’t leave me this way" -- Chapter Twenty-Four. Sexual harm -- Chapter Twenty-Five. Harassment, abuse, and assault.

Chapter Twenty-Six. Personal safety -- Part Eight. "I Will Survive" -- Chapter Twenty-Seven. Sexualized harm -- Chapter Twenty-Eight. Coping with minority stress -- Chapter Twenty-Nine. The religion thing -- Chapter Thirty. If your family is unsupportive . . . -- Part Nine. "(Supermodel) You better work!" -- Chapter Thirty-One. Online safety -- Chapter Thirty-Two. Porn -- Chapter Thirty-Three. Digital citizenship. Part Ten. "We are family" (For parents) -- Chapter Thirty-Four. Why this book is necessary -- Chapter Thirty-Five. LGBTQ 101 for parents -- Chapter Thirty-Six. Is my kid gay? -- Chapter Thirty-Seven. Is my child trans? -- Chapter Thirty-Eight. My kid came out, now what? -- Chapter Thirty-Nine. The family that transitions together . . . -- Chapter Forty. Parenting your queer kid -- Outro -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography – Index.