Family Pride: What LGBT Families Should Know about Living in Isolated, Unwelcoming, or Hostile Communities
Sign in to keep track of books you’ve read and want to read.
An invaluable portrait and roadmap on how to thrive as an LGBT family
The overwhelming success of Dan Savage's "It Gets Better" YouTube project aimed at queer youth highlighted that despite the progress made in gay rights, LGBT people are still at high risk of being victimized. While the national focus remains on the mistreatment of gay people in schools, the reality is that LGBT families also face hostility in various settings—professional, recreational, and social. This is especially evident in rural communities, where the majority of LGBT families live, isolated from support networks more commonly found in urban spaces.
Read more
Family Prideis the first book for queer parents, families, and allies that emphasizes community safety. Drawing on his years as a dedicated community activist and on the experiences of LGBT parents, Michael Shelton offers concrete strategies that LGBT families can use to intervene in and resolve difficult community issues, teach their children resiliency skills, and find safe and respectful programs for their children.
Liked Family Pride: What LGBT Families Should Know about Living in Isolated, Unwelcoming, or Hostile Communities? Here’s where I’d start.
These suit anyone who liked Family Pride: What LGBT Families Should Know about Living in Isolated, Unwelcoming, or Hostile Communities. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.
-
Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents Shares LGBT, queer, nonfiction -
Losing Matt Shepard: Life and Politics in the Aftermath of Anti-Gay Murder Shares LGBT, nonfiction, queer -
The Tragedy of Today's Gays Shares LGBT, nonfiction, queer -
Place at the Table: The Gay Individual in American Society Shares LGBT, nonfiction, politics
