LibGuides: Williams Institute Reading Room: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resources in Law and Public Policy: LGBT Youth/Students

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Williams Institute Publications & LInks

Youth publications

Links

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
The Trevor Project
Nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. See also their blog.
Los Angeles LGBT Center, Youth Services
At the Intersections: A Collaborative Report on LGBTQ Youth Homelessness
An online report published by the True Colors Fund and the National LGBTQ Task Force. Includes a chapter on Data Collection (see "Solution Strategies" tab) authored by Williams Institute researchers Bianca D.M. Wilson and Soon Kyu Choi.

Films

*Available for use only by UCLA Law School students, faculty and staff; please request films at the Circulation Desk.

A Road to Home. Cal Skaggs (Lumiere Productions, 2015). Streaming via Kanopy (UCLA only); film website; film trailer (documentary following 6 LGBT homeless youth in New York City).

Creating Gender Inclusive Schools. Jonathan Skurnik (New Day Films, 2016). Part of the Youth & Gender Media Project. Streaming via Kanopy (UCLA only); film information.

Becoming More Visible. Pamela French (The Video Project, 2016). Documentary following four young transgender adults. Streaming via Kanopy (UCLA only); film information.

Growing Up Coy. Eric Juhola (Still Point Pictures, Outcast Films, 2016). DVD HQ77.8.M3755 G73 2016; Official website

The Year We Thought About Love. Ellen Brodsky (New Day Films, 2014; Kanopy Streaming, 2016). Streaming via Kanopy (UCLA only); film website. "Behind the scenes of queer youth theater."

Bullied: a student, a school and a case that made history. (Bill Brummel, Southern Poverty Law Center, 2010) DVD LB3013.32 .B84 2010; *Film information. (Case of Jamie Nabozny.)

The Youth & Gender Media Project: Two Films by Jonathan Skurnik. (I'm Just Anneke and The Family Journey.) (New Day Films, 2010) DVD HQ77.95.U6 Y68 2010 *Film information

Straightlaced: How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up. Debra Chasnoff (New Day Films, 2009). Streaming via Kanopy (UCLA only); film website.

Training Rules: No Drugs, No Drinking, No Lesbians. Dee Mosbacher, Fawn Yacker (Wolfe Video, 2009). Streaming via Kanopy (UCLA only); film website. "Discrimination on the basketball team at Pennsylvania State University."

20 straws: growing up gay. (Youth Video Outreach, 2007) DVD HQ76.27.Y68 A25 2007

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School. Includes new retrospective documentary: It's Still Elementary. (Respect for All Project, New Day Films, 2007) DVD LC192.6 .I875 2007. Also streaming via Kanopy (UCLA only): It's Elementary; It's Still Elementary.

Breaking the Silence: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Foster Youth Tell Their Stories: A Tool for Training Care Providers on Working Effectively with LGBTQ Youth. (NCLR, 2006). DVD HV1426 .B74 2005; *Film information

Dissertations

Testimonial narratives of queer street youth: toward an epistemology of a brown body. Cynthia Cruz. (UCLA, Education, 2006) LD791.9.E22 C8887 2006 *At Young Research Library.

Voices from the margins: experiences of racial and sexual identity construction for urban Latino youth. Glenda Alemán. (UCLA, Education, 2005) LD791.9.E22 A367 2005. *At SRLF.

A selected prevention program for internalized homophobia in self-identified gay and lesbian youth. Daniel R. Rosnik. (2001) HQ76.25 .R675 2001 *At SRLF.

LGBT Youth/Students, 2020 -

Here Are My People: LGBT College Student Organizing in California by David A. Reichard
Call Number: LC2575.5.C3 R45 2024
ISBN: 9780820366333
Publication Date: 2024-06-01
Beginning in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, a new generation of LGBT students in California began to organize publicly on college and university campuses, inspired by contemporaneous social movements and informed by California's rich history of LGBT community formation and political engagement. Here Are My People documents how a trailblazing group of queer student activists in California made their mark on the history of the modern LGBTQ movement and paved the way for generations of organizers who followed. Rooted in extensive archival research and original oral histories, Here Are My People explores how this organizing unfolded, comparing different regions, types of campuses, and diverse student populations. Through campus-based organizations and within women's studies programs, and despite various forms of reactionary resistance, student organizers promoted LGBT-themed educational programming and changes to curriculum, provided peer support like counseling and hotlines, and sponsored events showcasing queer creative practices including poetry, theater, and film. Collaborating across various campuses, they formed regional and statewide alliances. And, importantly, LGBT student organizers engaged California's vibrant gay liberation and lesbian feminist political communities, forging new and important relationships in the movement which enhanced both on and off-campus LGBT organizing.
*Also available online (UC users only)
My Child Is Trans, Now What?: A Joy-Centered Approach to Support by Benjamin Greene
Call Number: HQ759.9147 .G74 2024
ISBN: 9781538186459
Publication Date: 2024-05-07
A powerful book for readers aiming to support trans youth that Booklist calls a "warm and generous book [that] will help a wide range of readers" and Publishers Weekly says is "a pragmatic program for parenting beyond the gender binary." As a full-time public speaker specializing in spreading awareness and understanding of the transgender community, what Ben Greene hears most from parents and loved ones is the phrase "I'm sorry." They're sorry for using the wrong word, sorry for asking an offensive question, sorry for not knowing this already, sorry for asking a question at all. The combination of exhaustion from trans people who have become their community's designated educator and the growing trend of "canceling" anyone who says anything wrong has created a culture where people who have good hearts and minimal access to information are so afraid to make a mistake they don't even try. In My Child is Trans, Now What? A Joy-Centered Approach to Support, Greene breaks the mold by offering a judgement-free guide to people across generations, from millennial parents to members of older generations who may not have had previous positive exposure to the trans community. Greene focuses on providing two key resources in this book: information and emotional support. He explains what to expect, what systems exist to support trans youth, and what loved ones can do to help. Using a combination of personal stories and experiences, definitions, and additional resources, My Child is Trans, Now What? is an essential guide for anyone looking to help trans youth thrive.
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In Transition: Young Adult Literature and Transgender Representation by Emily Corbett
Call Number: PN1009.5.S483 C67 2024
ISBN: 9781496852601
Publication Date: 2024-05-31
The first book-length work of its kind, In Transition: Young Adult Literature and Transgender Representation examines the shift in the young adult book market towards increased representation of transgender characters and authors. Through a comprehensive exploration of historical conventions, genres, character diversity, and ideologies of trans representation, Emily Corbett traces the roots of trans literature from its beginnings in a cisgender-dominated publishing world to the recent rise in trans creators, characters, and implied readers. Corbett describes how trans-ness was initially perceived as an issue to be overcome by cisgender authors and highlights the ways in which the market has changed. Through careful analysis of texts that have until now received little scholarly attention, Corbett weaves together different theoretical approaches and fields of study to provide a map of the textual and cultural histories of this twenty-first-century publishing phenomenon. Focusing on trans authorship, authentic storytelling, and intersectional diversity, this book charts changing public attitudes, the YA book market, and the unique sociocultural moment in which these books are published. In Transition contributes new perspectives on the intersections of adolescence and trans-ness and sheds light on a dynamic subset of YA literature that has yet to receive sustained analysis.
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Learning While Black and Queer: Understanding the Educational Experiences of Black LGBTQ+ Youth by Ed Brockenbrough
Call Number: HQ73.4.A37 B76 2024
ISBN: 9781682539071
Publication Date: 2024-08-27
In Learning While Black and Queer, Ed Brockenbrough outlines common obstacles to educational equity for Black youth in the LGBTQ+ community and suggests ways for educators to foster the success of Black queer students. This compassionate and actionable work advances what Brockenbrough calls a queerly responsive pedagogy, which addresses the nuances of LGBTQ+ youths' learning experiences in ways that other assets-based approaches, including culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogies, do not. Providing evidence-based recommendations for creating educational spaces and school cultures that promote safety and belonging, Brockenbrough draws on recent empirical studies of urban Black youths aged fourteen to twenty-four who identify as LGBTQ+, as well as personal accounts of Black queer individuals and his own experiences as a secondary school teacher and teacher educator. Among other suggestions, he advocates the adoption of a queer-inclusive curriculum that covers health and sexuality, queer-affirming classrooms, and access to peer and intergenerational kinship networks for Black queer students. He implores educators to reject the deficit narrative of queer victimhood and instead cultivate youth agency. He shows how Black queer resistant capital can be used to confront systemic oppressions such as anti-Blackness, anti-queerness, and cisheteronormativity in educational environments. The guidance offered in this work gives educators in schools and community-based organizations ways to advocate for educational and social justice with and for Black queer youth.
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Free to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity by Jack Turban
Call Number: RJ506.G35 T87 2024
ISBN: 9781668017043
Publication Date: 2024-06-04
This authoritative guide to understanding and navigating gender identity from an acclaimed expert on the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth is "a must-read for anyone seeking to better understand how we can truly help all our children thrive" (Chelsea Clinton, #1 New York Times bestselling author). Kids today are more gender-fluid and expansive than ever before. In America, around two percent of teenagers (over 700,000) openly identify as transgender. As it becomes increasingly common for us to encounter and know transgender kids, as well as kids with expansive notions of gender, it is vital that we have the tools to truly see and support them. Free to Be is a comprehensive deep dive by internationally renowned child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Jack Turban into the science, medicine, and politics of gender identity. You will be immersed in the lives of three trans and gender diverse youth--Meredith, Kyle, and Sam--as they navigate their gender identities, make decisions around gender-affirming medical and psychological care, and confront an overwhelming political and social terrain. By combining the latest scientific research, stories of transgender children, and the intricacies of today's political gender wars, Free to Be is an essential "resource that will empower trans and non-binary people everywhere, as well as those who love and want to support them" (Jazz Jennings, author of Being Jazz and star of I Am Jazz).
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Going along with Trans, Queer, and Non-Binary Youth by Sam Stiegler
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 S75 2024
ISBN: 9781438497068
Publication Date: 2024-03-01
This book recounts a series of mobile interviews--or "go-alongs"--with eleven transgender, queer, and non-binary youth to examine the everyday ways they navigated and made their lives in New York City. By telling the stories of how the go-alongs transpired and using detailed narrative description, Sam Stiegler shifts methodological attention to those parts of scholarly studies that often get left on the cutting room floor. Going Along with Trans, Queer, and Non-Binary Youth foregrounds process, not just findings, reflecting on the complexities of embodying the position of researcher and what it was like to do research with these participants. We, as readers, are compelled not only to see how these young people express knowledge about their worlds and their understandings of race, gender, sexuality, class, and age but also to appraise how we make sense of them in the course of our reading.
Fierce, Fabulous, and Fluid: How Trans High School Students Work at Gender Nonconformity by L. J. Slovin
Call Number: HQ77.7 .S568 2024
ISBN: 9781479819591
Publication Date: 2024-06-11
Fierce, Fabulous, and Fluid presents a poignant critique of educational policies aimed at supporting trans and gender-nonconforming youth in schools. Over the years, caring adults have recognized these students as vulnerable and have tried to create inclusive environments to address their unique challenges. However, the book argues that these approaches have inadvertently perpetuated a narrow definition of trans identity, leaving many trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming youth feeling excluded and unseen. Based on a year-long ethnographic study conducted in a high school, LJ Slovin closely observes the experiences of gender-nonconforming youth who were often overlooked in the discussions about trans issues. Despite the lack of recognition, these hard-working young individuals persevered, navigating their identities and striving to thrive within the education system. Through their daily efforts, these young people tried to expand notions of gender in their school environment, building more inclusive spaces that embraced all trans identities. By sharing their stories, Slovin emphasizes the need for educators to shift away from a focus on risk and concern, to instead foster a celebration of trans and gender-nonconforming youth. The book urges educators to cultivate a genuine desire to understand and support trans youth, paving the way for a brighter and queerer future within educational settings.
Young Queer America: Real Stories and Faces of LGBTQ+ Youth by Maxwell Poth; Isis King (Foreword by)
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 P68 2023
ISBN: 9781797214412
Publication Date: 2023-05-02
Get to know real queer kids from all over the country--these inspiring stories of LGBTQ+ youth, written in their own words, provide crucial snapshots of what it's really like to grow up trans or queer in America. Photographer and activist Maxwell Poth has traveled all over the United States, inviting LGBTQ+ youth to share their stories as part of Project Contrast, a nonprofit that amplifies these voices and connects kids and families with the resources they need to survive and thrive. This book collects the stories and portraits of seventy-three queer kids and teenagers from fifteen different states. In their own words, these young people share the challenges they've faced coming out or coming to terms with their own identities; they write about their families, their schoolmates, their teachers, and the queer community they've found throughout their journeys; and they offer messages of love and support to their LGBTQ+ peers. Featuring a foreword by trans actress and model Isis King, this book sends a powerful message to the many LGBTQ+ kids growing up in small towns who feel isolated: We see you, we love you, you are not alone.
Trans Studies in K-12 Education: Creating an Agenda for Research and Practice by Mario I. Suárez; Melinda Mangin
Call Number: LC192.6 .T73 2022
ISBN: 9781682537800
Publication Date: 2022-11-30
A vital inquiry into trans issues in education, this compelling work argues for the design of education research, policies, and environments that honor all gender experiences and identities. Edited by two prominent figures in trans studies, Mario I. SuÁrez and Melinda M. Mangin, Trans Studies in K-12 Education brings together scholars and professionals representing a range of academic traditions, research methodologies, and career backgrounds to explore why and how schools should affirm gender diversity and challenge gender-based inequities. The collection offers a comprehensive examination of how gender is manifested in the educational context. Gathering a wealth of evidence, the book's contributors expose the prevailing norm of gendered environments, which are entrenched in the very design and execution of educational research. The collection also lays out a critical overview of US laws and policies related to gender equity, gender identity, and gender expression and how these frameworks impact educational environments. These findings draw attention to deficit-oriented, pathologizing ideologies that surround nonconforming gender identities and the detrimental, often traumatizing effects on transgender students and educators. Throughout, the contributors recommend methods for establishing gender-affirming research, policy, and practice. They outline the sociopolitical and legal pathways that trans and nonbinary students and school employees may use to secure education and workplace rights. They discuss the positive gains made by professional development for teachers, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and community programs that successfully support transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals. Ultimately, the volume highlights the promise of creating K-12 education spaces that are liberating rather than constraining.
Kids on the Street: Queer Kinship and Religion in San Francisco's Tenderloin by Joseph Plaster
Call Number: HV1426 .P53 2023
ISBN: 9781478018957
Publication Date: 2023-02-24
In Kids on the Street Joseph Plaster explores the informal support networks that enabled abandoned and runaway queer youth to survive in tenderloin districts across the United States. Tracing the history of the downtown lodging house districts where marginally housed youth regularly lived beginning in the late 1800s, Plaster focuses on San Francisco's Tenderloin from the 1950s to the present. He draws on archival, ethnographic, oral history, and public humanities research to outline the queer kinship networks, religious practices, performative storytelling, and migratory patterns that allowed these kids to foster social support and mutual aid. He shows how they collectively and creatively managed the social trauma they experienced, in part by building relationships with johns, bartenders, hotel managers, bouncers, and other vice district denizens. By highlighting a politics where the marginal position of street kids is the basis for a moral economy of reciprocity, Plaster excavates a history of queer life that has been overshadowed by major narratives of gay progress and pride.
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Black and Queer on Campus by Michael P. Jeffries
Call Number: LC212.92 .J44 2023
ISBN: 9781479803910
Publication Date: 2023-03-21
Black and Queer on Campus offers an inside look at what life is like for LGBTQ college students on campuses across the United States. Michael P. Jeffries shows that Black and queer college students often struggle to find safe spaces and a sense of belonging when they arrive on campus at both predominantly white institutions and historically black colleges and universities. Many report that in predominantly white queer social spaces, they feel unwelcome and pressured to temper their criticisms of racism amongst their white peers. Conversely, in predominantly straight Black social spaces, they feel ignored or pressured to minimize their queer identity in order to be accepted. This fraught dynamic has an impact on Black LGBTQ students in higher education, as they experience different forms of marginalization at the intersection of their race, gender, and sexuality. Drawing on interviews with students from over a dozen colleges, Jeffries provides a new, much-needed perspective on the specific challenges Black LGBTQ students face and the ways they overcome them. We learn through these intimate portraits that despite the gains of the LGBTQ rights movement, many of the most harmful stereotypes and threats to black queer safety continue to haunt this generation of students. We also learn how students build queer identities. The traditional narrative of "coming out" does not fit most of these students, rather, Jeffries describes a more gradual transition to queer acceptance and pride. Black and Queer on Campus sheds light on the oft-hidden lives of Black LGBTQ students, and how educational institutions can better serve them. It also highlights the quiet beauty and joy of Black queer social life, and the bonds of friendship that sustain the students and fuel their imagination.
LGBTQIA+ Books for Children and Teens, Second Edition by Kathleen Breitenbach Breitenbach; Liz Deskins
Call Number: Z7164.H74 D67 2023
ISBN: 9780838938577
Publication Date: 2023-06-15
Books for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, asexual, and intersex readers and their allies continue to thrive and evolve in reflection of the variety of families and individual identities today. Deemed "an essential purchase" in a starred review by School Library Journal, this matchless guide returns in an updated edition. The authors highlight the best in LGBTQIA+ lit for young people while also addressing urgent topics such as the rise in book challenges. Offering library workers and teachers the information and tools they need to build a diverse, inclusive collection and confidently share it with the patrons they support, this resource provides hundreds of annotated book entries, complete with author and illustrator, publisher, date of publication, descriptions of each book's LGBTQIA+ representation, and helpful prompts to foster discussion; surveys the current censorship push against books with LGBTQIA+ topics, themes, and characters, discussing its effect on young people and how to deal with objections and book challenges head on; includes interviews with noted authors that explain not only why they write for children, but what they feel librarians and teachers should understand when working with queer children and their classmates; spotlights picture books for young children that depict kids, parents, and families with a variety of gender and sexual dynamics; introduces books for middle-grade readers, focusing on titles with young people who are questioning and finding themselves while searching for where they belong; shares books for teens that range from stories touching on mental health and other issues that develop as youth start high school to others that explore housing insecurity and other concerns that impact older teens; and shares ideas for programming and marketing, advice on outreach to stakeholders, and best practices for supporting LGBTQIA+ students.
Out: A Parent's Guide to Supporting Your LGBTQIA+ Kid Through Coming Out and Beyond by John Sovec
Call Number: HQ759.9145 S68 2023
ISBN: 9781839974243
Publication Date: 2023-04-21
The coming out process for LGBTQIA+ adolescents can be a terrifying moment, not only for themselves, but also for their family and friends. When intense emotions are running the gamut of concern, shock, joy or even anger and acceptance, it can be tricky to process how you feel while giving your child the support they need. Offering essential guidance and advice, this book is here to help you with chapters that explore LGBTQIA+ terminology, understanding the coming out process, effective communication strategies, talking to your LGBTQIA+ kid about sex, the parents' process of acceptance, and the family coming out process. Importantly, this guide also covers a wide range of lesser-known orientations such as pansexuality and asexuality as well as dedicated chapters on trans youth and the often overlooked grieving process for parents with stories of lived experience throughout. With a unique three step strategy, you and your family can support your LGBTQIA+ child's newly shared identity, create a stronger family unit, and move towards a more open, affirming relationship based on honest communication and understanding.
Queering STEM Culture in US Higher Education: Navigating Experiences of Exclusion in the Academy by Kelly J. Cross; Stephanie M. Farrell; Bryce Hughes
Call Number: LC2575 .Q86 2022
ISBN: 0367769891
Publication Date: 2022-05-01
Adopting an intersectional lens, this timely volume explores the lived experiences of members of the queer and trans community in post-secondary STEM culture in the US to provide critical insights into progressing socially just STEM education pathways. Offering contributions from students, faculty, practitioners, and administrators, the volume highlights prevailing issues of heteronormativity and marginalization across a range of STEM disciplines. Autoethnographic accounts place minority experiences within the broader context of social and cultural phenomena to reveal subtle and overt forms of exclusion, and systematic barriers to participation in STEM professions, academia, and research. Finally, the book offers key recommendations to inform future research and practice. This volume will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in higher education, engineering education, and the sociology of education more broadly. Those involved with diversity, equity, and inclusion within education, queer theory, and gender and sexuality studies will also benefit from this volume.
The Transformative Potential of LGBTQ+ Children's Picture Books by Jennifer Miller
Call Number: LB1044.9.P49 M55 2022
ISBN: 1496839994
Publication Date: 2022-05-23
In The Transformative Potential of LGBTQ+ Children's Picture Books, Jennifer Miller identifies an archive of over 150 English-language children's picture books that explicitly represent LGBTQ+ identities, expressions, and issues. This archive is then analyzed to explore the evolution of LGBTQ+ characters and content from the 1970s to the present. Miller describes dominant tropes that emerge in the field to analyze historical shifts in representational practices, which she suggests parallel larger sociocultural shifts in the visibility of LGBTQ+ identities. Additionally, Miller considers material constraints and possibilities affecting the production, distribution, and consumption of LGBTQ+ children's picture books from the 1970s to the present. This foundational work defines the field of LGBTQ+ children's picture books thoroughly, yet accessibly. In addition to laying the groundwork for further research, The Transformative Potential of LGBTQ+ Children's Picture Books presents a reading lens, critical optimism, used to analyze the transformative potential of LGBTQ+ children's picture books. Many texts remain attached to heteronormative family forms and raced and classed models of success. However, by considering what these books put into the world, as well as problematic aspects of the world reproduced within them, Miller argues that LGBTQ+ children's picture books are an essential world-making project and seek to usher in a transformed world as well as a significant historical archive that reflects material and representational shifts in dominant and subcultural understandings of gender and sexuality.
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Queer Adolescent Literature As a Complement to the English Language Arts Curriculum by Paula Greathouse (Editor); Henry "Cody" Miller (Editor)
Call Number: PN56.H57 Q4415 2022
ISBN: 1475861869
Publication Date: 2022-02-15
This text offers secondary ELA educators guided instructional approaches for including queer-themed young adult (YA) literature in the English language arts classroom. Each chapter spotlights the reading of one queer-themed YA novel, and offers pre-, during-, and after reading activities that guide students to a deeper understanding of the content while increasing their literacy practices. While each chapter focuses on a specific queer-themed YA novel, readers will discover the many opportunities for cross-disciplinary study. The emphasis on English language arts content as a focus for teaching LGBTQ young adult literature marks a shift from the first edition.
BJU and Me: Queer Voices from the World's Most Christian University by Lance Weldy (Editor)
Call Number: LD457 .B58 2022
ISBN: 0820361607
Publication Date: 2022-06-15
Bob Jones University is a Christian, fundamentalist, nondenominational liberal arts school in Greenville, South Carolina. BJU was founded in 1927 by Christian evangelist Bob Jones Sr., who was against the secularization of higher education and the influence of religious liberalism in denominational colleges. For most of the twentieth century, BJU branded itself as the "World's Most Unusual University" because of its separatist culture. Many BJU students come from fundamentalist communities and are aware of BJU's strict rules and conservative lifestyle. So why would queer students enroll at BJU? A former queer student of BJU himself, Lance Weldy has come to terms with his own involvement with the institution and has reached out to other queer students to help represent the range of queer experience in this restrictive atmosphere. BJU and Me: Queer Voices from the World's Most Christian University provides behind-the-scenes explanations from nineteen former BJU students from the past few decades who now identify as LGBT+. They write about their experiences, reflect on their relationships with a religious institution, and describe their vulnerability under a controlling regime. Some students hid their sexuality and graduated under the radar; others transferred to other schools but faced reparative therapy elsewhere; some endured mandatory counseling sessions on campus; while still others faced incredible obstacles after being outed by or to the BJU administration. These students give voices to their queer experiences at BJU and share their unique stories, including encounters with internal and/or external trauma and their paths to self-validation and recovery. Often their journeys led them out of fundamentalism and the BJU network entirely.
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Queer & Trans Advocacy in the Community College by Joshua Moon Johnson; Emilie Mitchell; Lemuel W. Watson
Call Number: LC2574.6 .J64 2022
ISBN: 1648029213
Publication Date: 2022-06-08
LGBTQ+ advocacy and support continues to be a priority in the U.S. higher education, and recent research shows this as a critical population who continues to be marginalized and mistreated on college and university campuses. Over the last few decades there has been significant research describing how LGBTQ students experience higher education and highlighting that these students are not graduating or succeeding at the same rates as the general population. However, few if any research studies or articles address LGBTQ advocacy on community college campuses. There are more than 1,000 community colleges in the U.S. Even with the extraordinary number of students that the community college system educates, approximately 15 institutions nationally have paid staff to provide LGBTQ services to students. That being said, community colleges are now putting a larger emphasis on understanding and supporting this community. For example, The California Community College (CCC) system's 116 colleges now require all campuses to create a plan on how to improve success rates of LGBTQ+ students. The CCC is the largest higher education system in the country serving over 2 million students. This comprehensive practitioner focused book will combine relevant research and guidance on practices to aid colleges in establishing services and programs to build effective LGBTQ+ services on their college campuses.
Social Work Practice with Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth by Jama Shelton; Gerald P. Mallon
Call Number: HQ77.9 .S64 2022
ISBN: 0367277484
Publication Date: 2021-09-01
This fully revised third edition explores the childhood and adolescent experiences of transgender persons, providing foundational knowledge for social workers and related professions about working with trans and gender expansive youth. Organized through the lens of four distinct forms of knowledge - knowledge of lived expertise, community-based knowledge, practice knowledge, and knowledge obtained through formal/traditional education - this text balances discussion of theory with a range of rich personal narratives and case studies. Updates and additions reflect recent changes to the WPATH guidelines and the NASW Code of Ethics, include brand new material examining the origins of gender identity and non-binary identities, explore intersectional identities, and offer expanded content considering trauma-informed interventions and ethical issues. Each featuring at least one trans or gender expansive author, chapters present concrete and practical recommendations to encourage competent and positive practice. With a focus on both macro and micro social work practice, this book will be a valuable resource to any social service practitioners working with children or adolescents.
Youth Fiction and Trans Representation by Tom Sandercock
Call Number: PN1009.A1 S26 2023
ISBN: 1032127287
Publication Date: 07-29-2022
Youth Fiction and Trans Representation is the first book that wholly addresses the growth of trans and gender variant representation in literature, television, and films for children and young adults in the twenty-first century. Ranging across an array of media—including picture books, novels, graphic novels, animated cartoons, and live-action television and feature films—Youth Fiction and Trans Representation examines how youth texts are addressing and contributing to ongoing shifts in understandings of gender in the new millennium. While perhaps once considered inappropriate for youth, and continuing to face backlash, trans and gender variant representation in texts for young people has become more common, which signals changes in understandings of childhood and adolescence, as well as gender expression and identity.
LGBTQ Youth and Education: Policies and Practices (2nd edition) by Cris Mayo; James A. Banks (Series edited by)
Call Number: LC192.6 .M39 2022
ISBN: 0807766712
Publication Date: 2022-02-04
This second edition is essential reading for educators and other school community members who are navigating the increasingly complicated laws and legal rulings related to LGBTQ students, employees, and community members. It combines historical, contemporary, theoretical, and practical information to help educators address exclusionary practices in schools related to gender identity, sexuality, racism, sexism, and other forms of bias that shape student experiences. To enable educators to better understand their obligations to students in relation to policy, staff training, daily school climate, pedagogy, and curriculum, the author has extensively revised this popular text to include updated information on the impact of same-sex marriage legalization and increasing federal recognition of transgender student rights. And because the legal terrain regarding transgender youth has been especially volatile, Mayo provides strategies that educators can use to maintain ethical trans-inclusive teaching, even when local regulations appear to impede transgender inclusivity. Book Features: An examination of the pedagogical, curricular, and policy changes that can improve school experiences for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning) and ally students. A new chapter on gender identity and transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive student experiences. Current policy and legal information, data, and justification for LGBTQ-equitable and inclusive teaching.
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Reducing Inequalities Between Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Adolescents and Cisgender, Heterosexual Adolescents by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Board on Children, Youth, and Families; Erin Hammers Forstag (Editor)
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 F67 2022
ISBN: 9780309272988
Publication Date: 2022-03-08
To better understand the inequalities facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth and the promising interventions being used to address these inequalities, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Board on Children, Youth, and Families hosted a virtual public workshop titled Reducing Inequalities Between LGBTQ Adolescents and Cisgender, Heterosexual Adolescents, which convened on August 25-27, 2021. The workshop was developed by a planning committee composed of experts from the fields of sociology, medicine, public health, psychology, social work, policy, and direct-service provision. This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes the presentations and discussions from that workshop.
Affirming LGBTQ+ Students in Higher Education by David P. Rivera (Editor); Roberto L. Abreu (Editor); Kirsten A. Gonzalez (Editor)
Call Number: LC2574.6 .A44 2022
ISBN: 1433833085
Publication Date: 2021-11-16
This book describes practical changes that universities and colleges can undertake to support LGBTQ+ students and create more affirming and inclusive campus climates. Integrating examples of structural and administrative changes guided by a minority stress model, the book addresses an array of LGBTQ+ student populations including transgender students, students with disabilities, student athletes, international students, and first-generation college students. The authors also cover issues unique to community colleges, religious institutions, and historically Black colleges and universities.
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Advising Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer College Students by Craig M. McGill (Editor); Jennifer Joslin (Editor); Kristen A. Renn
Call Number: LC2574.6 .A39 2021
ISBN: 1642671762
Publication Date: 2021-08-11
Changes on college and university campuses have echoed changes in U.S. popular culture, politics, and religion since the 1970s through unprecedented visibility of LGBTQA persons and issues. In the face of hostile campus cultures, LGBTQA students rely on knowledgeable academic advisors for support, nurturance, and the resources needed to support their persistence. This edited collection offers theoretical understanding of the literature of the field, practical strategies that can be implemented at different institutions, and best practices that helps students, staff, and faculty members understand more deeply the challenges and rewards of working constructively with LGBTQA students. In addition, allies in the field of academic advising (both straight/cis-identified and queer) reflect on becoming an ally, describe obstacles and challenges they have experienced and offer advice to those seeking to deepen their commitment to ally-hood.
Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Nonbinary Youth by Ritch C. Savin-Williams
Call Number: HQ74 .S28 2021
ISBN: 1479811432
Publication Date: 2021-09-21
Despite the increasing visibility of LGBTQ people in American culture, our understanding of bisexuality remains superficial, at best. Yet, five times as many people identify as bisexual than as gay or lesbian, and as much as 25 percent of the population is estimated to be bisexual. In Bi, noted scholar of youth sexuality, Ritch Savin-Williams, brings bisexuality to centerstage at a moment when Gen Z and millennial youth and young adults are increasingly rejecting traditional labels altogether. Drawing on interviews with bisexual youth from a range of racial, ethnic, and social class groups, he reveals to us how bisexuals define their own sexual orientation and experiences--in their own words. Savin-Williams shows how and why people might identify as bisexual as a result of their biology or upbringing; as a bridge or transition to something else; as a consequence of their curiosity; or for a range of other equally valid reasons. With an understanding that sexuality and romantic attachments are often influx, Savin-Williams offers us a way to think about bisexuality as part of a continuum. He shows that many of the young people who identify as bisexual often defy traditional views, dispute false notions, and reimagine sexuality with regard to both practice and identity. Broadly speaking, he shows that many young people experience a complex, nuanced existence with multiple sexual and romantic attractions as well as gender expressions, which are seldom static but fluctuate over their lives. Savin-Williams provides an important new understanding of bisexuality as an orientation, behavior, and identity. Bi shows us that bisexuality is seen and embraced as a valid sexual identity more than ever before, giving us timely and much-needed insight into the complex, fascinating experiences of bisexual youth themselves.
LGBTQ+ History in High School Classes in the United States Since 1990 by Stacie Brensilver Berman
Call Number: LC2574.5 .B47 2022
ISBN: 1350177326
Publication Date: 2021-10-21
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.
From grassroots campaigns and activism to top-down initiatives for and against curricular reform, this book investigates the movement to integrate LGBTQ+ history into high school history courses in the USA. Stacie Brensilver Berman charts the development of the movement from the founding of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and the passing of the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act in California, to the resurgence of conservative thought after the 2016 election. Based on 13 interviews with high school teachers about integrating LGBTQ+ history in their classes, the author reveals the challenges inherent to K-12 curricular reform amid the reluctance of a conservative nation and many of its school systems to consider an alternative vision. The book offers the first detailed portrait of a prophetic minority of educators and activists championing a more inclusive and accurate vision of American history. The book includes a Foreword written by Blanche Wiesen Cook, Distinguished Professor of History and Women's Studies at the City University of New York, USA, and Robert Cohen, Professor of Social Studies, Education, at New York University, USA.
Queer Anxieties of Young Adult Literature and Culture by Derritt Mason
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 1496831039
Publication Date: 2020-12-28
Young adult literature featuring LGBTQ+ characters is booming. In the 1980s and 1990s, only a handful of such titles were published every year. Recently, these numbers have soared to over one hundred annual releases. Queer characters are also appearing more frequently in film, on television, and in video games. This explosion of queer representation, however, has prompted new forms of longstanding cultural anxieties about adolescent sexuality. What makes for a good "coming out" story? Will increased queer representation in young people's media teach adolescents the right lessons and help queer teens live better, happier lives? What if these stories harm young people instead of helping them? In Queer Anxieties of Young Adult Literature and Culture, Derritt Mason considers these questions through a range of popular media, including an assortment of young adult books; Caper in the Castro, the first-ever queer video game; online fan communities; and popular television series Glee and Big Mouth. Mason argues themes that generate the most anxiety about adolescent culture--queer visibility, risk taking, HIV/AIDS, dystopia and horror, and the promise that "It Gets Better" and the threat that it might not--challenge us to rethink how we read and engage with young people's media. Instead of imagining queer young adult literature as a subgenre defined by its visibly queer characters, Mason proposes that we see "queer YA" as a body of transmedia texts with blurry boundaries, one that coheres around affect--specifically, anxiety--instead of content.
Big Gay Adventures in Education: Supporting LGBT+ Visibility and Inclusion in Schools by Daniel Tomlinson-Gray, editor
Call Number: LB2844.1.S49 B55 2021
ISBN: 9780367894221
Publication Date: 2021
Big Gay Adventures in Education is a collection of true stories by 'out' teachers, and students of 'out' teachers, all about their experiences in schools. The book aims to empower LGBT+ teachers to be the role models they needed when they were in school and help all teachers and school leaders to promote LGBT+ visibility and inclusion. The contributors range from trainee teachers to experienced school leaders and leading figures from the community across the LGBT+ spectrum, as well LGBT+ students whose lives were improved by having an openly LGBT+ teacher. Each story is accompanied by an editor's note reflecting on the contributor's experience and the practical implications for schools and teachers in supporting LGBT+ young people and ensuring they feel safe and included in their school communities. Compiled by the co-founder and director of LGBTed, the inspiring stories in this book are essential reading for LGBT+ teachers and allies. Let's be the role models we needed when we were at school and show our students that they can be successful and happy as an LGBT+ person.
The Experiences of Queer Students of Color at Historically White Institutions by Antonio Duran
Call Number: LC2574.6 .D87 2021
ISBN: 9781000216769
Publication Date: 2020-10-27
This significant text employs an intersectional analysis and considers the role of queer frameworks to understand the experiences of Queer People of Color at historically white institutions of higher education in the U.S. By presenting data from student interviews and reflection journals, the book explores what it means to hold multiple minoritized identities, and asks how such intersections are navigated, contested, and experienced on college campuses. Exploring both micro- and macro-level mappings of marginalization and power, the text reveals issues including institutional erasure, pervasive whiteness in college and LGBTQ+ communities, and institutionalized racism and heterosexism, and offers in-depth insights into the material, psychological, emotional, and social impacts on queer students of color. Ultimately, the analysis highlights the necessity of employing intersectional frameworks for addressing interlocking systems of oppression and offers recommendations for the integration and support of queer students of color at historically white institutions (HWIs). This monograph will offer invaluable insights for scholars, researchers, and graduate students working in the fields of gender and sexuality, higher education, and issues of educational equity, who wish to realize the potential of intersectionality as an analytic framework for the study of identity and development of affirming educational environments.
*Also ebook (UCLA only)
Sexual Citizenship and Queer Post-Feminism: Young Women's Health and Identity Politics by Ruby Grant
Call Number: HQ73 .G73 2021
ISBN: 0367341794
Publication Date: 2020-08-06
Sexual Citizenship and Queer Post-Feminism makes new connections between post-feminism and queer theory to explore the complexities of contemporary gender and sexuality. In a wide-ranging examination of sex education, safe sex, and sexual healthcare, this book demonstrates how queer post-feminist discourses practically shape young women's lives. Bisexual, pansexual, non-binary, queer. With the ever-expanding scope of gender and sexuality categories, some feminists have bemoaned a "shrinking of the lesbian world." But how do young women understand these identity politics? Drawing on extensive interviews with queer young people, this book offers a timely exploration of the links between identity, sex, and health. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives grounded in international social science research, this book will appeal to students and scholars with interests in sexuality and sexual health and those in the fields of gender and sexuality studies, public health, social work, and sociology. The book also offers implications for practice, suitable for policy-makers, health practitioners, and activist audiences.
Coming Out: Insights and Tips for Teenagers by Kezia Endsley
Call Number: HQ76.26 .E553 2021
ISBN: 1538135736
Publication Date: 2020-12-15
Coming Out: Insights and Tips for Teenagers offers compassionate insight into the hows and whys of coming out. Whether you are struggling with coming out yourself or wanting to help a friend or family member, this book seeks to provide answers to some of the questions you may have. Written from the perspective of the LGBTQIA+ community with firsthand accounts from fellow teenagers, this book addresses the issues and concerns of today that will resonate with anyone wishing to come out and live a happy, fulfilled life surrounded by people who love and accept them. You will learn -how to know when you or a loved one is ready to come out -who to tell first -how to deal with unsupportive people -how to deal with homophobia -how to move into loving self-acceptance. With helpful tips and a list of online resources for making connections and more, this book will provide you with all the important information you might need to come out successfully and build a strong relationship with those around you.
Supporting Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Diversity in K-12 Schools by Megan C. Lytle (Editor); Richard A. Sprott (Editor)
Call Number: LC212.9 .S92 2021
ISBN: 143383295X
Publication Date: 2020-11-10
This book reviews timely, pragmatic interventions and strategies to support LGBTQ students in K12 schools. Where formal programs affirming diversity of gender expression and sexual orientation are not yet in place, contributors provide insights and practical tips for creating a positive, safe school environment. Topics include how stigma based on gender expression or sexual orientation can affect children and adolescents in school performance and risktaking behavior, and how schools can flip the narrative on bullying and victimization to one that promotes strengths and school connectedness. Teacher and school staff training issues are also addressed, along with suggestions for advocacy on the small scale and at local, regional, and state systems levels. In this book school counselors and psychologists, administrators, teachers, and other community stakeholders will find steps they can take to translate and implement the evergrowing body of scientific theory and research on equitable education of gender minority and sexual minority children, youth, and families.
*Also eBook (UC only).
Queer Adolescence: Understanding the Lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual Youth by Charlie McNabb
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 M36 2020
ISBN: 1538132818
Publication Date: 2020-09-08
Find out what it's like to go through puberty as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or asexual teen.What do you do when Mom says, you're a woman now!; but you know you're not a woman? Or when Dad keeps asking when you're going to bring a girlfriend home, but you're not interested in girls? Puberty is an awkward and confusing time for anybody, but for queer youth, feelings of social and physical discomfort can be heightened. Adolescence should be a time for making social connections and exploring new ideas, but many queer youth must also wrestle with complicated identity questions, familial and social bigotry, and difficult decisions about whether to be safe or authentic.In this accessible book, personal accounts mingle with factual information and sensitive analysis to provide a snapshot of the joys and concerns of American lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual adolescents. Whether you're a parent, a clinician, a teacher, or a queer person, this book will answer many questions and offer a way forward.Includes:·Personal narratives and discussion about the unique challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ youth in adolescence· Concrete action plan for parents, teachers, and clinicians to better support the queer youth in their lives· Vital glossary of up-to-date LGBTQIA+ and puberty terms· Highly recommended queer-inclusive sex education materials
How to Stop Homophobic and Biphobic Bullying by Jonathan Charlesworth; Prof Peter Smith (Foreword by)
Call Number: HQ76.4 .C533 2020
ISBN: 9781787753075
Publication Date: 2020-08-21
*England.
This vital teachers' guide to challenging homophobic and biphobic bullying offers unique insights to address the issue at its core. With a renewed focus on a whole school approach, it builds capacity in those who work with young people and inspires an inclusive approach in every setting. Laying out clear advice on how to recognise, stop and prevent homophobic and biphobic bullying, readers are given strategies to work with its perpetrators, bystanders and targets. The author explains how to handle disclosures regarding sexual orientation and provides advice on effective Anti-Bullying Policy referencing homophobic and biphobic bullying. Based upon the work of the UK's leading and award-winning LGBT+ anti-bullying charity Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH) this book additionally explores why young people are too often reluctant to report these forms of bullying; the increasing role of the online environment and the profound impacts bullying can have well into adulthood. Written by an expert in this field, this essential guide is for teachers, youth workers, the care sector and anyone with a duty of care towards young people.
*Revised edition of "That's So Gay!" (2015).
The Educator's Guide to LGBT+ Inclusion: a practical resource for K-12 teachers, administrators, and school support staff by Kryss Shane
Call Number: LC2574 .S53 2020
ISBN: 9781787751088
Publication Date: 2020-05-21
The rates of bullying, truancy due to lack of safety in schools, and subsequent suicidality for LGBT+ youth are exponentially higher than for non-LGBT+ youth. As a result, many American K-12 students are suffering needlessly and many school leaders are unsure of what to do. This book solves that problem. Setting out best practices and professional guidance for creating LGBT+ inclusive learning in schools, this approachable and easy to follow book guides teachers, educators, administrators, and school staff toward appropriate and proven ways to create safer learning environments, update school policies, enhance curricula, and better support LGBT+ youth as they learn. Featuring real-life situations and scenarios, a glossary, and further resources, this book enables professionals in a variety of school roles to integrate foundational concepts into their everyday interactions with students, families, and staff to create an overall school culture that nurtures a welcoming, inclusive, and affirming environment for all. This book can be utilized by independent readers, department teams, and entire school district reading experiences. This book also includes brand new, never before seen postcards from PostSecret as its foreword and its afterword is written by James Lecesne, co-founder of The Trevor Project. Also inside is the very first (and likely only ever) interview by the leaders of "Parents of Transgender Children," the world's largest support group of its kind. **An audiobook version will become available in Spring 2020!
Incorporating LGBTQ+ Identities in K-12 Curriculum and Policy by April Sanders (Editor); Laura Isbell (Editor); Kathryn Dixon (Editor)
Call Number: LC212.9 .I53 2020
ISBN: 9781799814047
Publication Date: 2019-12-27
Educators in the K-12 school environment work diligently to help at-risk students find success in the classroom. One particular group of at-risk students is the LGBTQ+ population. K-12 students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer often fear the repercussions of disclosing this information in the classroom environment. Homophobia from fellow students, faculty, and/or administrators can be in the form of bullying, lack of acknowledgement of identity, absence in curriculum, etc. There is a strong need for this group of students to be included in the landscape of curriculum design and policymaking. Incorporating LGBTQ+ Identities in K-12 Curriculum and Policy is a critical research publication that provides comprehensive research on inclusive curriculum design and education policy that specifically impacts LGBTQ+ students. Featuring an array of topics such as gender diversity, mental health services, and preservice teachers, this book is essential for teachers, counsellors, school psychologists, therapists, curriculum developers, instructional designers, principals, school boards, academicians, researchers, administrators, policymakers, and students.
Queer, Trans, and Intersectional Theory in Educational Practice by Cris Mayo (Editor); Mollie V. Blackburn (Editor)
Call Number: LC2574 .Q437 2020
ISBN: 9780367418366
Publication Date: 2019-12-18
Offering an examination of educational approaches to promote justice, this volume demonstrates the necessity for keeping race, ethnicity, class, language, and other diversities at the core of pedagogical strategies and theories that address queer, trans, gender nonbinary and related issues. Queer theory, trans theory, and intersectional theory have all sought to describe, create, and foster a sense of complex subjectivity and community, insisting on relationality and complexity as concepts and communities shift and change. Each theory has addressed exclusions from dominant practices and encouraged a sense of connection across struggles. This collection brings these crucial theories together to inform pedagogies across a wide array of contexts of formal education and community-based educational settings. Seeking to push at the edges of how we teach and learn across subjectivities and communities, authors in this volume show that theories inform practice and practice informs theory--but this takes careful attention, reflexivity, and commitment.
Schools As Queer Transformative Spaces: Global Narratives on Sexualities and Genders by Jon Ingvar Kjaran (Editor); Helen Sauntson (Editor)
Call Number: LC192.6 .S37 2020
ISBN: 9781138493148
Publication Date: 2019-10-08
This book explores the narratives and experiences of LGBTQ+ and gender non-conforming students around the world. Much previous research has focused on homophobic/transphobic bullying and the negative consequences of expressing non-heterosexual and non-gender-conforming identities in school environments. To date, less attention has been paid to what may help LGBTQ+ students to experience school more positively, and relatively little has been done to compare research across the global contexts. This book addresses these research gaps by bringing together ongoing research from countries including Brazil, China, South Africa, the UK and many more. Each chapter examines results of empirical research into school experiences of LGBTQ+ students, and the experiences and perspectives of teachers and parents. All contributions are theoretically informed by aspects of queer theory and/or critical feminist theory, with additional insights from psychological, sociological and linguistic perspectives. Contributing chapters consider how educational workers may question socially sanctioned concepts of normality in relation to gender and sexuality in ways that benefit all students, and how they can 'queer' schools to make them less oppressive in terms of gender and sexuality.
Rethinking LGBTQIA Students and Collegiate Contexts: Identities, Policies, and Campus Climate by Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher (Editor); Devika Dibya Choudhuri (Editor); Jason L. Taylor (Editor)
Call Number: HQ1075 .R47425 2020
ISBN: 1138331465
Publication Date: 2019-09-30
Rethinking LGBTQIA Students and Collegiate Contexts situates and problematizes identity interaction, campus life, student experiences, and the effectiveness of services, programs, and policies affecting LGBTQIA college students at both two- and four-year institutions. This volume draws from intersectional and critical perspectives to explore the complex ways in which LGBTQIA identities are shaped, discussed, and researched in higher education spaces. Chapters provide student affairs and higher education scholars with theory and practice perspectives on sociopolitical and historical contexts, student learning and development, support services, and explore how higher education reflects society's pervasive stereotypes and lack of awareness of LGBTQIA students' identity development and needs.

LGBT Youth/Students 2010-2019

Celebrating Difference: A Whole-School Approach to LGBT+ Inclusion by Shaun Dellenty
Call Number: LC192.6 .D45 2019
ISBN: 1472961501
Publication Date: 2019-05-30
*At Young Research Library.
Celebrating Difference is an inspiring handbook for LGBT+ inclusion, aimed at all primary and secondary teachers and leaders. Written by Shaun Dellenty, internationally celebrated lead in LGBT+ inclusion in education, it is filled with practical advice to enable schools to bring about organisational change to ensure the safety, success and wellbeing of all pupils and staff. This ground-breaking book examines the roots and impact of identity-based prejudice in schools, drawing on Shaun's own experiences of homophobic bullying and his subsequent career as a teacher and school leader. The core of the book is based on Shaun's award-winning training programme Inclusion for All, endorsed by the Department for Education, presenting an effective approach to LGBT+ inclusion at a whole-school level. This includes practical strategies to eradicate prejudice, prevent bullying, embrace diversity and improve whole-school outcomes such as attendance and attainment, as well as ideas for INSET training sessions and school assemblies. Case studies and interviews with pupils and teachers who have experienced the Inclusion for All process and unique research insights from Dr Joseph Hall, University of Leeds, demonstrate how the strategies work in practice. Clear guidance will also enable schools to comply with Ofsted and statutory equality legislation. Written with warmth, humour and compassion, this is a must-read guide for all teachers and school leaders who wish to promote inclusion, celebrate difference and ensure safer futures for all young people.
About Gender Identity Justice in Schools and Communities by sj Miller; Cris T. Mayo (Foreword by); William Ayers (Series edited by)
Call Number: LC212.9 .M554 2019
ISBN: 0807761257
Publication Date: 2019-03-29
*At Young Research Library.
What is gender identity justice, why does it matter, and what are the implications for not doing this work in today's schools? This premiere book in the new Teachers College Press series School : Questions carefully walks readers through both theory and practice to equip them with the skills needed to bring gender identity justice into classrooms, schools, and ultimately society. The text looks into the root causes and ways to change the conditions that have created gender identity injustice. It opens up spaces where evolving, indeterminate gender identities will be understood and recognized as asset-based, rich sources for learning literacy and literacy learning. As educators take up the strategies mapped out across this text, they will learn how to foster school environments that aid all students in becoming agents for social change. This text is the first of its kind to address gender identity in teacher education with pathways to take up the work in communities and beyond.
Exploring Gender and LGBTQ Issues in K-12 and Teacher Education by Adrian D. Martin; Kathryn J. Strom (editors)
Call Number: LC192.6 .E87 2019
ISBN: 1641136189
Publication Date: 2019-07-01
*At Young Research Library.
In light of the numerous growing conservative movements to not only roll back legal advances for LGBTQ individuals, but to also promote a culture of homophobia and transphobia, scholars must attend to the myriad ways in which members of the school community can counter such efforts, and how the multiple facets of the educative experience can be conceptualized beyond a paradigm that continues to marginalize gender diverse and LGBTQ individuals. This volume, Exploring Gender and LGBTQ Issues in K12 and Teacher Education: A Rainbow Assemblage, edited by Adrian D. Martin and Kathryn J. Storm, provides examples of empirical inquiries and theorizations that explore how schools can function as more than safe academic environments for gender diverse and LGBTQ students. The contributing authors attend to classrooms and educative contexts as spaces that promote the affirmative inclusion of not only LGBTQ students, but other education stakeholders as well with the aim to dismantle homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, and other hate-based ideologies. The volume serves as an insightful and useful resource for educators, teacher educators, and education researchers engaged in inquiry and pedagogy towards systems of schooling unencumbered by heteronormativity other hate-based ideologies with implications for future professional practice.
Today's Transgender Youth: Health, Well-Being, and Opportunities for Resilience by Ryan J. Watson (Editor); Jaimie F. Veale (Editor)
Call Number: HQ77.9 .T63 2019
ISBN: 9780367208899
Publication Date: 2019-04-02
This book focuses on resiliency among gender expansive young people in different cultures, exploring how they engage with and leverage school, media, and religious contexts. The contributions in this volume advance the scholarship regarding the health and well-being of gender expansive young people, at a time where a plethora of recent legislation has limited and removed sundry rights of transgender individuals. While previous scholarship identified disparities among transgender youth, this book approaches resiliency from multiple lenses - from school-based clubs as tools for engagement in advocacy, to proactivity and self-care as strategies to mitigate struggles. These empirical chapters focus on diverse contexts across different countries including Canada, the USA and Australia. The book also includes important commentaries from leading scholars in the field debating the controversial issue of transgender youth "desisting" (to no longer be transgender). This book will be of interest to those studying recent legislation on transgender rights, as well as to those with a broader interest in studying gender in different contexts. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Transgenderism.
Gay Liberation to Campus Assimilation: Early Non-Heterosexual Student Organizing at Midwestern Universities by Patrick Dilley
Call Number: HQ76.8.U8
ISBN: 3030046443
Publication Date: 2019-03-05
This book outlines the beginning of student organizing around issues of sexual orientation at Midwestern universities from 1969 to the early 1990s. Collegiate organizations were vitally important to establishing a public presence as well as a social consciousness in the last quarter of the twentieth century. During this time, lesbian and gay students struggled for recognition on campuses while forging a community that vacillated between fitting into campus life and deconstructing the sexist and heterosexist constructs upon which campus life rested. The first openly gay and lesbian student body presidents in the United States were elected during this time period, at Midwestern universities; at the same time, pioneering non-heterosexual students faced criticism, condemnation, and violence on campus. Drawing upon interviews, extensive reviews of campus newspapers and yearbooks, and archival research across the Midwest, Patrick Dilley demonstrates how the early gay campus groups created and provided educational and support services on campus-efforts that later became incorporated into campus services across the nation. Further, the book shows the transformation of gay identity into a minority identity on campus, including the effect of alliances with campus racial minorities.
*ebook (UC users only).
Trans People in Higher Education by Genny Beemyn (Editor)
Call Number: LC2574.6 .T73 2019
ISBN: 1438472730
Publication Date: 2019-02-01
Addresses the experiences of trans college students, faculty, and staff in a single volume for the first time.
Teaching Gender and Sexuality at School: Letters to Teachers by Tara Goldstein
Call Number: LC212.9 .G65 2019
ISBN: 1138387134
Publication Date: 2018-12-11
In a set of compelling letters to teachers, Tara Goldstein addresses a full range of issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students and families at elementary and secondary school. Goldstein talks to teachers about how they can support LGBTQ students and families by normalizing LGBTQ lives in the curriculum, challenging homophobic and transphobic ideas, and building an inclusive school culture that both expects and welcomes LGBTQ students and their families. Moving and energizing, Teaching Gender and Sexuality at School provides readers with the knowledge and resources they need to create safer and more positive classrooms and discusses what it takes to build authentic, trusting relationships with LGBTQ students and families.Includes "The Unicorn Glossary" by benjamin lee hicks, the performed ethnography Snakes and Ladders by Tara Goldstein, and the verbatim play Out at School by Tara Goldstein, Jenny Salisbury, and Pam Baer.
Growing up Queer: Kids and the Remaking of LGBTQ Identity by Mary Robertson
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 R63 2019
ISBN: 1479876941
Publication Date: 2018-11-27
LGBTQ kids reveal what it's like to be young and queer today. Growing Up Queer explores the changing ways that young people are now becoming LGBT-identified in the US. Through interviews and three years of ethnographic research at an LGBTQ youth drop-in center, Mary Robertson focuses on the voices and stories of youths themselves in order to show how young people understand their sexual and gender identities, their interest in queer media, and the role that family plays in their lives. The young people who participated in this research are among the first generation to embrace queer identities as children and adolescents. This groundbreaking and timely consideration of queer identity demonstrates how sexual and gender identities are formed through complicated, ambivalent processes as opposed to being natural characteristics that one is born with. In addition to showing how youth understand their identities, Growing Up Queer describes how young people navigate queerness within a culture where being gay is the "new normal." Using Sara Ahmed's concept of queer orientation, Robertson argues that being queer is not just about one's sexual and/or gender identity, but is understood through intersecting identities including race, class, ability, and more. By showing how society accepts some kinds of LGBTQ-identified people while rejecting others, Growing Up Queer provides evidence of queerness as a site of social inequality. The book moves beyond an oversimplified examination of teenage sexuality and shows, through the voices of young people themselves, the exciting yet complicated terrain of queer adolescence.
*Also available as eBook (UC users only): Growing up Queer
Youth, Sexuality and Sexual Citizenship by Peter Aggleton (Editor); Rob Cover (Editor); Deana Leahy (Editor); Daniel Marshall (Editor); Mary Lou Rasmussen (Editor)
Call Number: HQ27 .Y679 2019
ISBN: 0815379870
Publication Date: 2018-10-12
Sexual citizenship is a powerful concept associated with debates about recognition and exclusion, agency, respect and accountability. For young people in general and for gender and sexually diverse youth in particular, these debates are entangled with broader imaginings of social transitions: from 'child' to 'adult'and from 'unreasonable subject' to one 'who can consent'. This international and interdisciplinary collection identifies and locates struggles for recognition and inclusion in particular contexts and at particular moments in time, recognising that sexual and gender diverse young people are neither entirely vulnerable nor self-reliant. Focusing on the numerous domains in which debates about youth, sexuality and citizenship are enacted and contested, Youth, Sexuality and Sexual Citizenship explores young people's experiences in diverse but linked settings: in the family, at school and in college, in employment, in social media and through engagement with health services. Bookended by reflections from Jeffrey Weeks and and Susan Talburt, the book's empirically grounded chapters also engage with the key debates outlined in it's scholarly introduction. This innovative book is of interest to students and scholars of gender and sexuality, health and sex education, and youth studies, from a range of disciplinary and professional backgrounds, including sociology, education, nursing, social work and youth work.
The Right to Be Out: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in America's Public Schools (2nd edition) by Stuart Biegel
Call Number: LC212.92 .B52 2018
ISBN: 1517905729
Publication Date: 2018-10-23
An updated edition of this measured, practical, and timely guide to LGBT rights and issues for educators and school officials. With ongoing battles over transgender rights, bullying cases in the news almost daily, and marriage equality only recently the law of the land, the information in The Right to Be Out could not be more timely or welcome. In an updated second edition that explores the altered legal terrain of LGBT rights for students and educators, Stuart Biegel offers expert guidance on the most challenging concerns in this fraught context. Taking up the pertinent questions likely to arise regarding curriculum and pedagogy in the classroom, school sports, and transgender issues, Biegel reviews the dramatic legal developments of the past decades, identifies the principles at work, and analyzes the policy considerations that result from these changes. Central to his work is an understanding of the social, political, and personal tensions regarding the nature and extent of the right to be out, which includes both the First Amendment right to express an identity and the Fourteenth Amendment right to be treated equally. Acknowledging that LGBT issues affect people of every sexual orientation and gender identity, Biegel provides a road map of viable strategies for school officials and educators. The Right to Be Out, informed by the latest research-based findings, advances the proposition that a safe and supportive educational environment, built upon shared values and geared toward a greater appreciation of our pluralistic society, can lead to a better world for everyone.
*Also available as an ebook (UC users only): The Right to Be Out
No Sanctuary: Teachers and the School Reform That Brought Gay Rights to the Masses by Stephen Lane
Call Number: LC2575 .L36 2019
ISBN: 1512603147
Publication Date: 2018-09-13
School can be a special sort of nightmare for LGBTQ youth, who are sometimes targets of verbal or physical harassment with nowhere to turn for support. No Sanctuary tells the inspiring story of a mostly unseen rescue attempt by a small group of teachers who led the push to make schools safer for these at-risk students. Their efforts became the blueprint for Massachusetts's education policy and a nationwide movement, resulting in one of the most successful and far-reaching school reform efforts in recent times. Stephen Lane sheds light on this largely overlooked but critical series of reforms, placing the Safe Schools movement within the context of the larger gay rights movement and highlighting its key role in fostering greater acceptance of LGBTQ individuals throughout society.
*Also available as an eBook (UC users only): No Sanctuary
The Pride Guide: A Guide to Sexual and Social Health for LGBTQ Youth by Jo Langford
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 L36 2018
ISBN: 1538110768
Publication Date: 2018-06-01
The Pride Guide is an indispensable resource written explicitly for the almost 10 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. 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 will be applicable, reliable, or exploitative. Equipping teens and their families with knowledge and self-confidence, this book provides the best protection against the unfortunate backlash that is sometimes encountered by those who grow up queer.
Trans Kids: Being Gendered in the Twenty-First Century by Tey Meadow
Call Number: HQ1075 .M425 2018
ISBN: 0520275047
Publication Date: 2018-08-17
Trans Kids is a trenchant ethnographic and interview-based study of the first generation of families affirming and facilitating gender nonconformity in children. Earlier generations of parents sent such children for psychiatric treatment aimed at a cure, but today, many parents agree to call their children new names, allow them to wear whatever clothing they choose, and approach the state to alter the gender designation on their passports and birth certificates. Drawing from sociology, philosophy, psychology, and sexuality studies, sociologist Tey Meadow depicts the intricate social processes that shape gender acquisition. Where once atypical gender expression was considered a failure of gender, now it is a form of gender. Engaging and rigorously argued, Trans Kids underscores the centrality of ever more particular configurations of gender in both our physical and psychological lives, and the increasing embeddedness of personal identities in social institutions.
*Also available as an ebook (UC only): Trans Kids
The Trans Generation: How Trans Kids (And Their Parents) are Creating a Gender Revolution by Ann Travers
Call Number: HQ77.9 .T783 2018
ISBN: 1479885797
Publication Date: 2018-06-05
A groundbreaking look at the lives of transgender children and their families. Some "boys" will only wear dresses; some "girls" refuse to wear dresses; in both cases, as Ann Travers shows in this fascinating account of the lives of transgender kids, these are often more than just wardrobe choices. Travers shows that from very early ages, some at two and three years old, these kids find themselves to be different from the sex category that was assigned to them at birth. How they make their voices heard--to their parents and friends, in schools, in public spaces, and through the courts--is the focus of this remarkable and groundbreaking book. Based on interviews with transgender kids, ranging in age from 4 to 20, and their parents, and over five years of research in the US and Canada, The Trans Generation offers a rare look into what it is like to grow up as a trans child. From daycare to birthday parties and from the playground to the school bathroom, Travers takes the reader inside the day-to-day realities of trans kids who regularly experience crisis as a result of the restrictive ways in which sex categories regulate their lives and put pressure on them to deny their internal sense of who they are in gendered terms. As a transgender activist and as an advocate for trans kids, Travers is able to document from first-hand experience the difficulties of growing up trans and the challenges that parents can face. The book shows the incredible time, energy, and love that these parents give to their children, even in the face of, at times, unsupportive communities, schools, courts, health systems, and government laws. Keeping in mind that all trans kids are among the most vulnerable to bullying, violent attacks, self-harm, and suicide, and that those who struggle with poverty, racism, lack of parental support, learning differences, etc, are extremely at risk, Travers offers ways to support all trans kids through policy recommendations and activist interventions. Ultimately, the book is meant to open up options for kids' own gender self-determination, to question the need for the sex binary, and to highlight ways that cultural and material resources can be redistributed more equitably. The Trans Generation offers an essential and important new understanding of childhood.
*Also available as an eBook (UC only): The Trans Generation
LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care: Empowering Approaches for an Inclusive System of Care by Adam Mccormick; Kathryn Schmidt
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 L67 2018
ISBN: 1138859516
Publication Date: 2018-06-26
Representing an often overlooked population in social work literature, this book explores the experiences of LGBTQ youth as they navigate the child welfare system. Adam McCormick examines the entirety of a youth¿s experience, from referral into care and challenges to obtaining permanency to aging out or leaving care. Included throughout the book are stories from LGBTQ youth that address personal issues such as abuse, bullying and harassment, and double standards. Filled with resources to foster resilience and empower youth, this book is ideal for professionals who are hoping to create a more inclusive and affirming system of care for LGBTQ youth.
*Also available as eBook (UC only): LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care
LGBTQI Parented Families and Schools: Visibility, Representation, and Pride by Anna Carlile; Carrie Paechter
Call Number: LC192.6 .C37 2018
ISBN: 1138940720
Publication Date: 2018-05-15
Exploring the experiences of LGBTQI+ parents and their children and their relationship with schools, this book illuminates how these families work with schools, and how schools do, or do not, support children of LGBTQI parents. Based on empirical research and making space for the voices of both parents and children, the research extends beyond previous studies of gay and lesbian parenting to include bisexual, transgender, queer, non-binary, and intersex parents. The authors consider the influence of pressure groups, school inspection frameworks, legislation, and the media, and examine the ways in which some schools are working to become more inclusive.
*Also available as eBook (UCLA only): LGBTQI Parented Families and Schools
Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature: LGBTQ+ Content since 1969 by Christine A. Jenkins; Michael Cart
Call Number: PS374.H63 J48 2018
ISBN: 1442278064
Publication Date: 2018-03-20
Discussions of gender and sexuality have become part of mainstream conversations and are being reflected in the work of more and more writers of fiction, particularly in literature aimed at young adult audiences. But young readers, regardless of their sexual orientation, don't always know what books offer well-rounded portrayals of queer characters and situations. Fortunately, finding positive role models in fiction that features LGBTQ+ themes has become less problematic, though not without its challenges. In Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature: LGBTQ+ Content since 1969, Christine Jenkins and Michael Cart provide an overview of the literary landscape. An expanded version of The Heart Has Its Reasons, 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. In this resource, Jenkins and Cart identify titles that are notable either for their excellence--accurate, thoughtful, and tactful depictions--or deficiencies--books that are wrongheaded, stereotypical, or outdated. Each chapter has been significantly updated, and this edition also includes new chapters on bisexual, transgender, and intersex issues and characters, as well as chapters on comics, graphic novels, and works of nonfiction. This book also features an annotated bibliography and a number of author-title lists of books discussed in the text that will aid teachers, librarians, parents, and teen readers. Encompassing a wider array of sexual identities, Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature is an invaluable resource for young people eager to read about books relevant to them and their lives.
Stepping Up! Teachers Advocating for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Schools by Mollie Blackburn (Editor); Caroline T. Clark (Editor); Ryan Schey (Editor)
Call Number: LC192.6 .B55 2018
ISBN: 1138568198
Publication Date: 2018-03-23
Stepping Up! offers inspiring suggestions for ways teachers and teacher educators can stand up and speak out for students to create welcoming classroom climates for LGBTQ and gender diverse youth. Building from ten years of collaborative longitudinal inquiry, including interviews with parents, students, teachers, and administrators, the authors share stories from different perspectives to support teachers with concrete examples of advocacy. The authors show teachers how to "step up" by working with students, through and beyond curriculum, and by working with families and administrators to improve school culture for LGBTQ and gender diverse students. Additionally, they explore the potential constraints involved in such social justice work, and share strategies and resources for transforming schools to be more queer-friendly.
LGBTQAI+ Books for Children and Teens: Providing a Window for All by Christina Dorr
Call Number: Z1039.L43 D67 2018
ISBN: 083891649X
Publication Date: 2018-05-31
*At Young Research Library.
There is a rich and varied body of literature for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, asexual/allied and intersexed young people, which can function as a mirror for LGBTQAI+ individuals and as a window for others. This resource for librarians who work with children and teens not only surveys the best in LGBTQAI+ lit but, just as importantly, offers guidance on how to share it in ways that encourage understanding and acceptance among parents, school administrators, and the wider community. Helping to fill a gap in serving this population, this guide discusses the path to marriage equality, how LGBTQAI+ terms have changed, and reasons to share LGBTQAI+ literature with all children; presents annotated entries for a cross-section of the best LGBTQAI+ lit and nonfiction for young children, middle year students, and teens, with discussion questions and tips; offers advice on sensitive issues such as starting conversations with young people, outreach to stakeholders, and dealing with objections and censorship head on; and ideas for programming and marketing. This resource gives school librarians, children's, and YA librarians the guidance and tools they need to confidently share these books with the patrons they support.
Gay on God's Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities by Jonathan S. Coley
Call Number: LC2575 .C65 2018
ISBN: 1469636212
Publication Date: 2018-03-05
Although the LGBT movement has made rapid gains in the United States, LGBT people continue to face discrimination in faith communities. In this book, sociologist Jonathan S. Coley documents why and how student activists mobilize for greater inclusion at Christian colleges and universities. Drawing on interviews with student activists at a range of Christian institutions of higher learning, Coley shows that students, initially drawn to activism because of their own political, religious, or LGBT identities, are forming direct action groups that transform university policies, educational groups that open up campus dialogue, and solidarity groups that facilitate their members' personal growth. He also shows how these LGBT activists apply their skills and values after graduation in subsequent political campaigns, careers, and family lives, potentially serving as change agents in their faith communities for years to come. Coley's findings shed light on a new frontier of LGBT activism and challenge prevailing wisdom about the characteristics of activists, the purpose of activist groups, and ultimately the nature of activism itself.
*Also available as an eBook (UC users only): Gay on God's Campus
Supporting Transgender and Gender Creative Youth by Elizabeth J. Meyer (Editor); Annie Pullen-Sansfaçon
Call Number: HQ77.9 .S86 2018
ISBN: 1433134942
Publication Date: 2018-03-27
Revised edition. Supporting Transgender and Gender-Creative Youth brings together cutting-edge research, social action methods, and theory on the topic of transgender youth and gender creative kids. The chapters included specifically address issues in education, social work, medicine, and counseling as well as challenges and recommendations for families and parents. It is well researched and accessible to a broad audience of individuals invested in improving the social worlds of gender diverse children and youth.
Homophobia in the Hallways: Heterosexism and Transphobia in Canadian Catholic Schools by Tonya D. Callaghan
Call Number: LC212.83.C2 C35 2018
ISBN: 1487503458
Publication Date: 2018
Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ensures equality regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in Canada. Despite this, gay, lesbian, and gender-nonconforming teachers in publicly-funded Catholic schools in Ontario and Alberta are being fired for living lives that Church leaders claim run contrary to Catholic doctrine about non-heterosexuality; meanwhile, requests from students to establish Gay/Straight Alliances are often denied. In Homophobia in the Hallways, Tonya D. Callaghan interrogates institutionalized homophobia and transphobia in the publicly-funded Catholic school systems of Ontario and Alberta. Featuring twenty interviews with students and teachers who have faced overt discrimination in Catholic schools, the book blends theoretical inquiry and real-world case study, making Callaghan’s study a unique insight into religiously-inspired heterosexism and genderism. She uncovers the causes and effects of the long-standing disconnect between Canadian Catholic schools and the Charter by comparing the treatment of and attitudes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer teachers and students in these publicly-funded systems.
Helping Your Transgender Teen, 2nd Edition by Irwin Krieger
Call Number: HQ77.9 .K75 2018
ISBN: 1785928015
Publication Date: 2018-01-18
Going through puberty and adolescence presents unwelcome changes for many transgender youth, and this book provides advice to parents of transgender teens to help them understand what their child is experiencing and feeling during this challenging time. Addressing common fears and concerns that parents of transgender teens share, the book guides them through steps they can take with their child, including advice on hormones and surgery and how to transition socially. It addresses the recent increase in teens presenting with non-binary identities, and reflects major legal, social and medical developments regarding transgender issues. The author's insights are gained from his professional experience of providing psychotherapy regarding gender identity. He provides resources and further reading to help parents expand their knowledge. Although aimed predominantly at parents, this book is useful for anyone working with teenagers and young adults as it provides many answers to common questions about adolescent gender identity.
Young Bisexual Women's Experiences in Secondary Schools by Mary-Anne McAllum
Call Number: LC2574.5 .M34 2018
ISBN: 1138635723
Publication Date: 2017-09-28
[New Zealand] Emerging from a case study in secondary schools, this book explores young bisexual women's notions of bisexuality through their own sense of self-identification and how they express their personal beliefs. McAllum sheds light on the presence and practices of "bisexual misrecognition" and "bi-misogyny" in school settings, and draws out the implications of this bias on bisexual women. Incorporating women's own spoken and written anecdotes, this book reveals hidden narratives and helps boost awareness about the social and learning needs of young bisexual women.
Am I Safe Here? LGBTQ Teens and Bullying in Schools by Donn Short
Call Number: LC2576.C2 S56 2017
ISBN: 0774890215
Publication Date: 2017
*Canada.
“Am I safe here?” LGBTQ students ask this question every day within the school system. This book shines a light on the marginalization and bullying faced by LGBTQ youth, offering a new conceptualization of school safety. Donn Short treats students as the experts on what happens in their schools, giving them a chance to speak for themselves. They identify what it would take to make a school truly safe – insightfully explaining that safety doesn’t come merely from security cameras, ID tags, and dress codes, but from a culture that values equity and social justice. Revealing the reality of going to school in an environment that implicitly (and sometimes explicitly) endorses homophobia, heterosexism, and heteronormativity, the students share their ideas about how to change school culture. They envision a future in which LGBTQ youth are an expected, respected, and celebrated part of school life. Am I Safe Here? explores what needs to be done to create equitable and inclusive schools – but it is not strictly about formal professional development plans. Rather, it draws from the informal, spontaneous, timely, and relevant words of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered students to show that nothing less than a total culture change is needed.
Transgender Children and Youth: Cultivating Pride and Joy with Families in Transition by Elijah C. Nealy
Call Number: HQ77.9 .N43 2017
ISBN: 0393711390
Publication Date: 2017-05-02
These days, it is practically impossible not to hear about some aspect of transgender life. Whether it is the bathroom issue in North Carolina, trans people in the military, or on television, trans life has become front and center after years of marginalization.And kids are coming out as trans at younger and younger ages, which is a good thing for them.But what written resources are available to parents, teachers, and mental health professionals who need to support these children? Elijah C. Nealy, a therapist and former deputy executive director of New York City's LGBT Community Center, and himself a trans man, has written the first-ever comprehensive guide to understanding, supporting, and welcoming trans kids.Covering everything from family life to school and mental health issues, as well as the physical, social, and emotional aspects of transition, this book is full of best practices to support trans kids.
"Like Walking Through a Hailstorm": Discrimination Against LGBT Youth in U.S. Schools by Ryan Thorseson
Call Number: LC212.82 .T46 2016
Publication Date: 2016-12-07
A Human Rights Watch report; also available online.
The Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Teens by Stephanie A. Brill; Lisa Kenney
Call Number: HQ77.9 .B75 2016
ISBN: 1627781749
Publication Date: 2016-09-13
Is it just a phase, a fad, or a real issue with your teen? This comprehensive guidebook explores the unique challenges that thousands of families face every day raising a teenager who may be transgender, gender-variant or gender-fluid. Covering extensive research and with many personal interviews, as well as years of experience working in the field, the author covers pressing concerns relating to physical and emotional development, social and school pressures, medical options, and family communications. Learn how parents can advocate for their children, find acceptable colleges and career paths, and raise their gender variant or transgender adolescent with love and compassion.
Shut Out: Restrictions on Bathroom and Locker Room Access for Transgender Youth in U.S. Schools by Ryan Thoreson
Call Number: HQ77.965.U6 T55 2016
Publication Date: 2016-09-14
A Human Rights Watch report; also available online.
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Schooling: The Nexus of Research, Practice, and Policy by Stephen T. Russell (Editor); Stacey S. Horn (Editor)
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 S495 2017
ISBN: 0199387656
Publication Date: 2016-09-15
There has been dramatic social change with respect to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights around the world in the last decade. Yet legal protection and inclusion remain limited for LGBT youth. The context of schooling is especially important-schools remain the primary societal institution to which most youth have access and in which nearly all youth spend some significant portion of their lives. LGBT youth are at risk for some of the greatest difficulties experienced by adolescents, and many of those problems have been traced directly to negative school experiences. Research shows that anti-LGBT school victimization results in poor academic performance and negative school attitudes, mental health, and risk behaviors. New studies have identified characteristics of schools that are associated with inclusion and safety for LGBT students, including practices and policies that are associated with positive school climate and student wellbeing. Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Schooling brings together contributions from a diverse group of researchers, policy analysts, and education advocates from around the world to synthesize the practice and policy implications of research on sexual orientation, gender identity, and schooling. The book is interdisciplinary, as studies of LGBT students and schooling have emerged across disciplines including education, clinical, school, and developmental psychology; sociology; and public health. Included are syntheses of key areas of research; examples of new international models for educational practice; case studies of transformational policy and practice; and specific examples of the nexus of research, practice, and policy. The fundamental goal of this book is to advance social justice related to sexual orientation and gender identity through strengthening the relationship between research, practice, and policy to support LGBT students and schools. It will be of interest to school, developmental, and clinical psychologists, educators and school administrators, and LGBT scholars.
Transgender Youth: Perceptions, Media Influences and Social Challenges by Shemya Vaughn (Editor)
Call Number: HQ77.95.U6 T73 2016
ISBN: 1536100935
Publication Date: 2016-01-01
According to the Youth Suicide Prevention Program, "more than 50% of transgender youth will have had at least one suicide attempt by their 20th birthday." This data demonstrates a dire need for caregivers, educators and providers to have a better understanding of youths experiencing gender dysphoria (and gender non-conforming youth, who are often mistaken for transgender youth). Presently, our binary society makes the lives of transgender youth more challenging than they need be. This book was created to give a voice to these individuals as they are being silenced by some of their caregivers, school officials, religious leaders, and politicians. Transgender Youth: Perceptions, Media Influences and Social Challenges is about the experience of child development, adolescent development and gender identity development as well as society's positive and unnecessary negative responses. Transgender youth have some experiences that their 1950s and 1960s counterparts did not encounter or have access to - hormone blockers, celebrity role models, and social media. The book introduces the topic of gender dysphoria and explains various terms important to this conversation regarding gender identity. It describes the challenges transgender adolescents experience to include barriers and obstacles not faced by their cisgender counterparts. Some parents and their transgender Christian children discuss gender dysphoria, gender identity development, their families' response to their gender expression, and their experiences within their faith communities. We review the literature on transgender youth and the use of sexual activity as commerce. The audience gets to read narratives of individuals who identify as transgender or transsexual. There are discussions about transgender youth within the foster care system, transgender youth athletes, and the issues they face in school-based and intramural sports programs. Readers are offered suggestions to implement and support transgender youth in their schools and communities.
Teaching, Affirming, and Recognizing Trans and Gender Creative Youth: A Queer Literacy Framework by S. J. Miller (Editor)
Call Number: LC2574 .T43 2016
ISBN: 1137567651
Publication Date: 2016-07-01
Winner of the 2017 AERA Division K (Teaching and Teacher Education) Exemplary Research Award. This book draws upon a queer literacy framework to map out examples for teaching literacy across pre-K-12 schooling. To date, there are no comprehensive Pre-K-12 texts for literacy teacher educators and theorists to use to show successful models of how practicing classroom teachers affirm differential (a)gender bodied realities across curriculum and schooling practices. This book aims to highlight how these enactments can be made readily conscious to teachers as a reminder that gender normativity has established violent and unstable social and educational climates for the millennial generation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, (a)gender/(a)sexual, gender creative, and questioning youth.
Queer Youth, Suicide and Self-Harm: Troubled Subjects, Troubling Norms by Elizabeth McDermott; Katrina Roen
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 M33 2016
ISBN: 1137003448
Publication Date: 2016-02-15
Offering a new way of understanding the high self-harm and suicide rates among sexual and gender minority youth, this book prioritises the perspectives and experiences of queer young people, including those who have experience of self-harming and/or feeling suicidal. Presenting analysis based on research carried out with young people both online and face-to-face, the authors offer a critical perspective on the role of norms, namely developmental norms, gender and sexuality norms, and neoliberal norms, in the production of self-harming and suicidal youth. Queer Youth, Suicide and Self-Harm is unique in the way it works at the intersection of class and sexuality, and in its specific focus on transgender youth and the concept of embodied distress. It also examines the implications of this research for self-harm reduction and suicide prevention.
Becoming Who I Am: Young Men on Being Gay by Ritch C. Savin-Williams
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 S28 2016
ISBN: 0674971590
Publication Date: 2016-09-19
Proud, happy, grateful-gay youth describe their lives in terms that would have seemed surprising only a generation ago. Yet many adults, including parents, seem skeptical about this sea change in perceptions and attitudes. Even in an age of growing tolerance, coming out as gay is supposed to involve a crisis or struggle. This is the kind of thinking, say the young men at the heart of this book, that needs to change. Becoming Who I Am is an astute exploration of identity and sexuality as told by today's generation of gay young men. Through a series of in-depth interviews with teenagers and men in their early 20s, Ritch Savin-Williams reflects on how the life stories recorded here fulfill the promise of an affirmative, thriving gay identity outlined in his earlier book, The New Gay Teenager. He offers a contemporary perspective on gay lives viewed across key milestones: from dawning awareness of same-sex attraction to first sexual encounters; from the uncertainty and exhilaration of coming out to family and friends to the forming of adult romantic relationships; from insights into what it means to be gay today to musings on what the future may hold. The voices hail from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, but as gay men they share basic experiences in common, conveyed here with honesty, humor, and joy.
One of These Things First: A Memoir by Steven Gaines
Call Number: HQ75.8.G353 A3 2016
ISBN: 1883285690
Publication Date: 2016-08-09
One of These Things First is a wry and poignant reminiscence of a 15 year old gay Jewish boy in Brooklyn in the early sixties, and his unexpected trajectory from a life behind a rack of dresses in his grandmother's bra and girdle store, to Manhattan's fabled Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, a fashionable Charenton for wealthy neurotics and Ivy League alcoholics, whose famous alumni include writers, poets, madmen, Marilyn Monroe, and bestselling author Steven Gaines. With a gimlet eye and a true gift for storytelling, Gaines captures his childhood shtetl in Brooklyn like an Edward Hopper tableau, with all its dramas and secrets: his philandering grandfather with his fleet of Cadillacs and Corvettes; a trio of harpy saleswomen; a giant, empty movie theater, his portal to the outside world; a shirtless teenage boy pushing a lawnmower in front of a house on Long Island; and a pair of tormenting bullies who own the corner candy store whose taunts drive him to a suicide attempt. Steven Gaines also takes the reader behind the walls of Payne Whitney, the "Harvard of psychiatric clinics," as Time magazine called it, populated by a captivating group of neurasthenics who subtly begin to change him in unexpected ways. The cast of characters includes a famous Broadway producer who becomes his unlikely mentor, an elegant woman who claimed to be the ex-mistress of newly elected president John F. Kennedy, a snooty, suicidal Harvard architect, and a seductive young Contessa. At the center of the story is a brilliant young psychiatrist who promises to cure a young boy of his homosexuality and give him the normalcy he so longs for. Through it all, Gaines weaves a tale that delights and disturbs with his trademark raconteur panache.
Beyond Bullying: Breaking the Cycle of Shame, Bullying and Violence by Jonathan Fast
Call Number: BF575.S45 F27 2016
ISBN: 0199383642
Publication Date: 2015-11-02
Shame is a powerful and complex emotion, capable of producing dramatic reactions from even the most mild-mannered people. While shame can be employed in positive ways, such as teaching children good manners, other types of shame can be devastating, or even lethal. However, few people truly understand the role of shame in acts of bullying, violence, and discrimination. In Beyond Bullying: Breaking the Cycle of Shame, Bullying, and Violence, veteran professor of social work Jonathan Fast deftly weaves together research from the fields of psychology, sociology, economics, and history to create a single overarching theory of shame. The book introduces the concept of"weaponized shame," a toxic and intentional attack on another person, noting that weaponized shame is often at the heart of bullying situations. With clear, straightforward language, Dr. Fast traces the nuances of shame through several common types of bullying, highlighting bullying based on sexuality, gender, and race. Noting the pervasive presence of weaponized shame in American culture, Beyond Bullying extends shame theory to acts of domestic violence, racism, school shootings, and domestic terrorism. The issues that cause bullying are not limited to the schoolyard, but rather are responsible for horrific acts of violence across the nation. Beyond mere theory, the book provides concrete suggestions for healthy ways of dealing with shame, including techniques for diffusing potentially harmful situations. An invaluable resource for parents of bullied children, Beyond Bullying will also appeal to teachers, counselors, and social workers.
No House to Call My Home: Love, Family and Other Transgressions by Ryan Berg
Call Number: HV1426 .B47 2015
ISBN: 1568585098
Publication Date: 2015-08-25
In this lyrical debut, Ryan Berg immerses readers in the gritty, dangerous, and shockingly underreported world of homeless LGBTQ teens in New York. As a caseworker in a group home for disowned LGBTQ teenagers, Berg witnessed the struggles, fears, and ambitions of these disconnected youth as they resisted the pull of the street, tottering between destruction and survival. Focusing on the lives and loves of eight unforgettable youth, No House to Call My Home traces their efforts to break away from dangerous sex work and cycles of drug and alcohol abuse, and, in the process, to heal from years of trauma. Through these stories, Berg compels us to rethink the way we define privilege, identity, love, and family.
Expanding the Circle: Creating an Inclusive Environment in Higher Education for LGBTQ Students and Studies by John C. Hawley (Editor)
Call Number: LC2574.6 .E96 2015
ISBN: 1438454619
Publication Date: 2015-02-01
Examines strategies and best practices that effectively integrate LGBTQ areas of teaching and research with student life activities.
That's So Gay! Challenging Homophobic Bullying by Jonathan Charlesworth
Call Number: HQ76.4 .C533 2015
ISBN: 1849054614
Publication Date: 2015-02-21
Is there a need to challenge homophobic name-calling and other homophobic bullying in your school but uncertainty about how to address it? That's So Gay! is a practical guide to making your school a safer place and creating an inclusive bully-free culture. It shows what homophobic bullying looks like, who experiences it and explores the reasons why young people bully others homophobically. It also reveals why young people are often reluctant to report homophobic bullying, the increasing role played by the internet and the profound effects bullying can have well into adulthood. Adopting a whole-school approach, this book provides all the advice schools need on prevention, working with those who bully, handling disclosures and anti-bullying policies. Written by an expert in the field, this is a vital guide for schools, teachers and anyone with a duty of care towards young people.
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
Call Number: HQ77.9 .K85 2014
ISBN: 0763656119
Publication Date: 2014-02-11
A 2015 Stonewall Honor Book. A groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens. Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender preference. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting the emotional and physical journey each youth has taken. Each honest discussion and disclosure, whether joyful or heartbreaking, is completely different from the other because of family dynamics, living situations, gender , and the transition these teens make in recognition of their true selves.
Sexuality in School: The Limits of Education by Jen Gilbert
Call Number: HQ57.3 .G55 2014
ISBN: 0816686394
Publication Date: 2014-08-10
From concerns over the bullying of LGBTQ youth and battles over sex education to the regulation of sexual activity and the affirmation of queer youth identity, sexuality saturates the school day. Rather than understand these conflicts as an interruption to the work of education, Jen Gilbert explores how sexuality comes to bear on and to enliven teaching and learning. Gilbert investigates the breakdowns, clashes, and controversies that flare up when sexuality enters spaces of schooling. Education must contain the volatility of sexuality, Gilbert argues, and yet, when education seeks to limit the reach of sexuality, it risks shutting learning down. Gilbert penetrates this paradox by turning to fiction, film, legal case studies, and personal experiences. What, she asks, can we learn about school from a study of sexuality? By examining the strange workings of sexuality in schools, Gilbert draws attention to the explosive but also compelling force of erotic life in teaching and learning. Ultimately, this book illustrates how the most intimate of our experiences can come to shape how we see and act in the world.
Coming Out: The New Dynamics by Nicholas A. Guittar
Call Number: HQ76.25 .G85 2014
ISBN: 1626370435
Publication Date: 2014-02-01
Nicholas Guittar draws on deeply personal interviews with young people to enhance our understanding of "coming out," revealing the changing dynamics of sexual identity. Guittar explores how mainstream norms continue to assert their influence over those with nonnormative sexualities. He also highlights the wide spectrum of coming out experiences. His important work sheds light on why, even though fewer people may remain closeted today than in the past, coming out is not a one-time event, but a lifetime process.
Supporting Transgender and Gender Creative Youth: Schools, Families, and Communities in Action by Elizabeth J. Meyer
Call Number: HQ77.9 .S86 2014
ISBN: 143312209X
Publication Date: 2014-05-02
Supporting Transgender and Gender Creative Youth brings together cuttingedge research, social action methods, and theory on the topic of transgender youth and gender creative children. Organized in three sections covering theoretical and clinical, educational, and community perspectives, the chapters specifically address issues and challenges in education, social work, medicine, and counseling as well as recommendations that are relevant for parents, families, practitioners, and educators alike. The result is a well-researched and accessible book that will provide support and knowledge to a broad audience of individuals invested in improving the social worlds of gender diverse children and youth.
The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to Their Younger Selves by Sarah Moon (Editor); James Lecesne (Editor)
Call Number: HQ76.25 .L495 2012
ISBN: 0545399335
Publication Date: 2014-04-29
Life-saving letters from a glittering wishlist of top authors. If you received a letter from your older self, what do you think it would say? What do you wish it would say? That the boy you were crushing on in History turns out to be gay too, and that you become boyfriends in college? That the bully who is making your life miserable will one day become so insignificant that you won't remember his name until he shows up at your book signing? In this anthology, sixty-three award-winning authors such as Michael Cunningham, Amy Bloom, Jacqueline Woodson, Gregory Maguire, David Levithan, and Armistead Maupin make imaginative journeys into their pasts, telling their younger selves what they would have liked to know then about their lives as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender people. Through stories, in pictures, with bracing honesty, these are words of love and understanding, reasons to hold on for the better future ahead. They will tell you things about your favorite authors that you never knew before. And they will tell you about yourself.
LGBTQ Youth and Education: Policies & Practices by Cris Mayo
Call Number: LC192.6 .M39 2014
ISBN: 0807754889
Publication Date: 2013-11-29
Based on the diverse experiences of LGBTQ students and their allies, this essential volume brings together in one resource the major issues that schools must address to improve the educational outcomes for gender and sexual minority students, as well as all students. Many of these issues involve negative school-based experiences that teachers and administrators need to be aware of as they interact with students on a daily basis, including those that encourage dropping out, substance abuse, and disproportionate thoughts of suicide. This insightful work not only examines the challenges of discrimination, harassment, and alienation that LGBTQ youth face, but it also captures students' resilience and creativity in organizing against those challenges. The text includes teaching strategies, innovative projects, curricular revisions, and policy initiatives that have had positive effects on LGBTQ learning, aspirations, and school climate.
Understanding Narrative Identity Through Lesbian and Gay Youth by Edmund Coleman-Fountain
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 C66 2014
ISBN: 0230361749
Publication Date: 2014-07-23
[*At Young Research Library.] This book seeks to contest the emerging thesis that non-heterosexual young people are increasingly living their lives beyond 'traditional' sexual categories. The main contention of post-gay theorists is that sexuality is becoming unfettered from the constraints of categorization, allowing young people to establish new ways of being sexual. In contrast, this book aims to show that lesbian and gay categories are alive and well, and that young people continue to engage with them and the distinct sense of difference they bring in a world in which heterosexuality is still largely presumed and privileged.
In a Queer Voice: Journeys of Resilience from Adolescence to Adulthood by Michael Sadowski
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 S23 2013
ISBN: 1439908028
Publication Date: 2013-01-18
Michael Sadowski deftly brings the voices of LGBTQ youth out in to the open in his poignant and important book, In a Queer Voice. Drawing on two waves of interviews, conducted six years apart, Sadowski chronicles how queer teens who were "silenced" in school now approach adulthood with a strong, queer voice.
Creating Safe and Supportive Learning Environments: A Guide for Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth and Families by Emily S. Fisher (Editor); Karen Komosa-Hawkins (Editor)
Call Number: LC212.8 .C74 2013
ISBN: 0415819172
Publication Date: 2013-04-17
The importance of creating safe spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students in the school environment cannot be overstated. It is one of the most prominent issues facing school professionals today, and its success has lasting, positive effects on the entire student body. Drawing on the expertise of researchers and practitioners, Creating Safe and Supportive Learning Environments provides a comprehensive examination of the topics most relevant for school professionals. The first section lays out the theoretical foundation and background school professionals need to understand the social and political trends that impact LGBTQ individuals, the development of sexual orientation and gender identity, risk and resilience factors, and the intersection of LGBTQ identity with other aspects of diversity. The second section explores topics critical for the development of safe, supportive school environments, including understanding legal and ethical mandates, training school personnel, addressing bullying and harassment, and developing inclusive classrooms. Special topics related to counseling LGBTQ students, supporting families of LGBTQ students, becoming an ally and advocate in the schools, and connecting with community resources are also covered. CE credit is available to purchasers of this book at www.mensanapublications.com.
"Don't Be So Gay!" Queers, Bullying and Making Schools Safe by Donn Short
Call Number: LB3013.34.C3 S56 2013
ISBN: 0774823275
Publication Date: 2013-07-01
*Canada (Toronto)
LGBT Youth in America's Schools by Jason Cianciotto; Sean Cahill
Call Number: LC2575 .C54 2012
ISBN: 0472031406
Publication Date: 2012
Queer Youth Suicide, Culture and Identity: Unliveable Lives? by Rob Cover
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 C68 2012
ISBN: 1409444473
Publication Date: 2012-06-15
[*At Young Research Library]
Despite increasing tolerance, legal protections against homophobia, and anti-discrimination policies throughout much of the western world, suicide attempts by queer youth remain relatively high. For over twenty years, research into queer youth suicide has debated reasons and risks, although it has also often reiterated assumptions about sexual identity and youth vulnerability. Understanding the cultural context in which suicide becomes a necessary escape from living an unliveable life is the key to queer youth suicide prevention. This book uses cultural theory to outline some of the ways in which queer youth suicide is perceived in popular culture, media and research. It highlights how the ways in which we think about queer youth suicide have changed over time and some of the benefits and limitations of current thinking on the topic. Focusing on identity, Queer Youth Suicide, Culture and Identity also investigates why queer young men continue to attempt suicide. Drawing on approaches from queer theory, cultural studies and sociology, it explores how sexual identity formation, sexual shame and discrepancies in community belonging and exclusions are implicated in the reasons why some queer youth are resilient while others are vulnerable and at risk of suicide. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology, media studies, queer theory and social theory with interests in youth, gender and sexuality, and suicidology.
Dignity for All: Safeguarding LGBT Students by Peter M. DeWitt
Call Number: LC192.6 .D48 2012
ISBN: 1452205906
Publication Date: 2012
The Declining Significance of Homophobia: how teenage boys are redefining masculinity and heterosexuality by Mark McCormack
Call Number: HQ76.45.G7 M33 2012
ISBN: 0199778248
Publication Date: 2012
*Great Britain.
Interrupting Hate: Homophobia in Schools and What Literacy Can Do about It by Mollie V. Blackburn
Call Number: LC212.8 .B53 2012
ISBN: 0807752738
Publication Date: 2011
Gender born, gender made : raising healthy gender-nonconforming children by Diane Ehrensaft
Call Number: HQ23 .E57 2011
ISBN: 1615190015
Publication Date: 2011
Queer girls in class : lesbian teachers and students tell their classroom stories by Lori Horvitz, editor
Call Number: LC192.6 .Q83 2011
ISBN: 1433110970
Homophobic bullying : research and theoretical perspectives by Ian Rivers
Call Number: LC212.83.G7 R59 2011
ISBN: 0195160533
*Great Britain.
Safe Spaces: Making schools and communities welcoming to LGBT youth by Annemarie Vaccaro; Gerri August; Megan S. Kennedy
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 V33 2012
ISBN: 0313393680
Publication Date: 2011-12-01
At Young Research Library.
Stonewall's Legacy: Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Students in Higher Education by Susan B. Marine
Call Number: LC2574.6 .M37 2011
ISBN: 111818016X
Publication Date: 2011
The right to be out : sexual orientation and gender identity in America’s public schools by Stuart Biegel
Call Number: LC212.92 .B52 2010
ISBN: 0816674582
Kicked out by editor, Sassafras Lowrey ; general editor, Jennifer Clare Burke
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 K53 2010
ISBN: 0978597362
Get that freak : homophobia and transphobia in high schools by Rebecca Haskell & Brian Burtch
Call Number: LB3013.34.C3 H38 2010
ISBN: 1552663787
*British Columbia.
Coming out, coming home : helping families adjust to a gay or lesbian child by Michael C. LaSala
Call Number: HQ76.25 .L36 2010
ISBN: 0231143834
Beyond progress and marginalization: LGBTQ youth in educational contexts by Corrine C. Bertram, M. Sue Crowley, Sean G. Massey, editors
Call Number: LC2575 .B49 2010
ISBN: 143310671X
It’s your life : opening doors : improving the legal system’s approach to LGBTQ youth in foster care by Krishna Desai; edited by Claire Chiamulera
Call Number: KF3736.5 .D47 2010
ISBN: 1604429240
*Also available online.
Border sexualities, border families in schools by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli
Call Number: LC2574 .P35 2010
ISBN: 0742510360
*Mostly Australia.
2010 state of higher education for lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender people by Susan (Sue) Rankin, Genevieve Weber, Warren Blumenfeld, Somjen Frazer
Call Number: LC2574.6 .R36 2010
ISBN: 0983017603
Publication Date: 2010

LGBT Youth/Students: 1990-2009

The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals by Stephanie A. Brill; Rachel Pepper
Call Number: HQ77.9 .B75 2008
ISBN: 1573443182
Publication Date: 2008-06-28
This comprehensive first of its kind guidebook explores the unique challenges that thousands of families face every day raising their children in every city and state. Through extensive research and interviews, as well as years of experience working in the field, the authors cover gender variance from birth through college. What do you do when your toddler daughter's first sentence is that she's a boy? What will happen when your preschool son insists on wearing a dress to school? Is this ever just a phase? How can you explain this to your neighbors and family? How can parents advocate for their children in elementary schools? What are the current laws on the rights of transgender children? What do doctors specializing in gender variant children recommend? What do the therapists say? What advice do other families who have trans kids have? What about hormone blockers and surgery? What issues should your college-bound trans child be thinking about when selecting a school?How can I best raise my gender variant or transgender child with love and compassion, even when I barely understand the issues ahead of us? And what is gender, anyway? These questions and more are answered in this book offering a deeper understanding of gender variant and transgender children and teens.
Gender, bullying, and harassment : strategies to end sexism and homophobia in schools by Elizabeth J. Meyer ; foreword by Lyn Mikel Brown
Call Number: LC212.82 .M49 2009
ISBN: 0807749532
Publication Date: 2009
Bullying: A Handbook for Educators and Parents by Ian Rivers; Neil Duncan; Valerie E. Besag
Call Number: LB3013.32 .R58 2009
ISBN: 1578867991
Publication Date: 2009
Out in the country : youth, media, and queer visibility in rural America by Mary L. Gray
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 G73 2009
ISBN: 0814731929
Social work practice with transgender and gender variant youth by edited by Gerald P. Mallon
Call Number: HQ77.9 .S64 2009
ISBN: 0415994829
*At Young Research Library.
Crisis : 40 stories revealing the personal, social, and religious pain and trauma of growing up gay in America by edited by Mitchell Gold ; with Mindy Drucker
Call Number: HQ76.3.U6 C75 2008
ISBN: 1929774109
Drifting toward love : black, brown, gay, and coming of age on the streets of New York by Kai Wright
Call Number: HQ76.27.A37 W75 2008
ISBN: 0807079685
Invisible boundaries : addressing sexualities equality in children’s worlds by edited by Renée DePalma and Elizabeth Atkinson
Call Number: LC212.8 .I58 2008
ISBN: 1858564301
Queer youth cultures by edited by Susan Driver
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 Q44 2008
ISBN: 0791473376
Risk and protective factors for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth : what may decrease depression and suicidal behavior for gay youth by Kevin Coffey
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 C64 2008
ISBN: 3639072057
The gay liberation youth movement in New York : "an army of lovers cannot fail" by Stephan L. Cohen
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 C65 2008
ISBN: 0415957990
Coming out, coming in : nurturing the well-being and inclusion of gay youth in mainstream society by Linda Goldman ; foreword by Jody M. Huckaby
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 G65 2008
ISBN: 0415958245
Transparent : love, family, and living the T with transgender teenagers by Cris Beam
Call Number: HQ77.95.U6 B43 2008
ISBN: 0156033771
Sexual orientation, public schools, and the law by Richard Fossey, Todd A. DeMitchell, Suzanne Eckes
Call Number: KF4754.5 .F67 2007
ISBN: 1565341317
Out law : what LGBT youth should know about their legal rights by Lisa Keen
Call Number: KF4754.5.Z9 K44 2007
ISBN: 0807079669
Queer girls and popular culture : reading, resisting, and creating media by Susan Driver
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 D75 2007
ISBN: 0820479365
At Young Research Library.
Dude, you’re a fag : masculinity and sexuality in high school by C.J. Pascoe
Call Number: HQ797 .P37 2007
ISBN: 0520252306
*Also available as eBook (UC only): Dude, You're a Fag
Queer youth in the province of the "severely normal" by Gloria Filax
Call Number: HQ76.27.Y68 F54 2006
ISBN: 0774812451
*Alberta, Canada.
The Heart Has Its Reasons: Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-2004 by Michael Cart; Christine A. Jenkins
Call Number: PS374.H63 C37 2006
ISBN: 0810850710
Publication Date: 2006-03-30
*At Young Research Library and Powell Library.
Society does not make it easy for young people, regardless of their sexual orientation, to find accurate, nonjudgmental information about homosexuality. It makes it even more difficult for young homosexuals to find positive role models in fiction either written or published expressly for them or--if published for adults--relevant to them and their lives. The Heart Has Its Reasons examines these issues and critically evaluates the body of literature published for young adults that offers homosexual themes and characters. Cart and Jenkins chart the evolution of the field of YA literature having GLBTQ (gay/lesbian/bisexual, transgendered, and/or queer/questioning) content. They identify titles that are remarkable either for their excellence or failures, noting the stereotypic, wrongheaded, and outdated books as well as the accurate, thoughtful, and tactful titles. Useful criteria for evaluating books with GLBTQ content are provided. Books and resources of all types are reviewed based on a model that uses the category descriptors of Homosexual Visibility, Gay Assimilation, and Queer Consciousness/Community. An annotated bibliography and a number of author-title lists of books discussed in the text arranged by subject round out this valuable reference for teachers, librarians, parents, and young adults.
LGBTQ youth in child welfare by edited by Rob Woronoff, Gerald P. Mallon
Call Number: HV741 .L493 2006
ISBN: 1587600455
Publication Date: 2006
Special issue of Child Welfare, Vol. 85, No. 2, March/April 2006.
Gender identity and sexual orientation : research, policy, and personal perspectives by Ronni L. Sanlo, editor
Call Number: LB1027.5 .N48 no.111
ISBN: 0787983284
Publication Date: 2005
The new gay teenager by Ritch C. Savin-Williams
Call Number: HQ76.25 .S395 2005
ISBN: 0674016734
Gay, lesbian, and transgender issues in education : programs, policies, and practices by James T. Sears, editor
Call Number: LC192.6 .G38 2005
ISBN: 1560235241
Publication Date: 2005
Safe place to learn : consequences of harassment based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender non-conformity and steps for making schools safer by a report of the California Safe Schools Coalition and the 4-H Center for Youth Development, University of California, Davis
Call Number: LC2575.5.C2 C35 2004
Addressing homophobia and heterosexism on college campuses by Elizabeth P. Cramer, editor
Call Number: LC212.862 .A33 2002
ISBN: 1560233044
How homophobia hurts children : nuturing diversity at home, at school, and in the community by Jean M. Baker
Call Number: HQ76.45.U5 B34 2002
ISBN: 1560231637
Troubling intersections of race and sexuality : queer students of color and anti-oppressive education by edited by Kevin K. Kumashiro
Call Number: LC2575 .T76 2001
ISBN: 0742501906
Publication Date: 2001
Hatred in the hallways : violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students in U.S. schools by Michael Bochenek; Human Rights Watch
Call Number: LC212.82 .B63 2001
ISBN: 1564322599
Available online: Hatred in the Hallways
Revolutionary voices : a multicultural queer youth anthology by edited by Amy Sonnie
Call Number: HQ76.25 .R48 2000
ISBN: 1555835589
At Young Research Library.
Sissies and tomboys : gender nonconformity and homosexual childhood by edited by Matthew Rottnek
Call Number: RJ506.G35 S57 1999
ISBN: 0814774849
Understanding homosexuality, changing schools : a text for teachers, counselors, and administrators by Arthur Lipkin
Call Number: HQ76.3.U5 L58 1999
ISBN: 0813325358
*Also available as an e-Book: Understanding Homosexuality, Changing Schools (Restricted to UCLA)
Let’s get this straight : a gay- and lesbian-affirming approach to child welfare by Gerald P. Mallon
Call Number: HV1426 .M35 1999
ISBN: 0231111371
Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender college students : a handbook for faculty and administrators by edited by Ronni L. Sanlo
Call Number: LC192.6 .W67 1998
ISBN: 0313302278
*Also available as eBook (UC only): Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender College Students
We don’t exactly get the Welcome Wagon : the experiences of gay and lesbian adolescents in child welfare systems by Gerald P. Mallon
Call Number: HV1449 .M35 1998
ISBN: 0231104553
Lesbian & gay youth : care & counseling by Caitlin Ryan, Donna Futterman
Call Number: RJ101.3 .R9 1998
ISBN: 0231111916
Open lives, safe schools by edited by Donovan R. Walling
Call Number: LC192.6 .O74 1996
ISBN: 0873674855

LGBT Youth/Students, Older titles

Gay and lesbian students: understanding their needs. Hilda F. Besner, Charlotte I. Spungin. Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis, 1995. LC192.6 .B47 1995

School's out: the impact of gay and lesbian issues on America's schools. By Dan Woog. 1st ed. Boston: Alyson Publications, 1995. LC192.6 .W66 1995

Death by denial: studies of suicide in gay and lesbian teenagers. Gary Remafedi, editor. 1st ed. Boston, Mass: Alyson Publications, 1994. HV6545.4 .D43 1994

Coming out of the classroom closet: gay and lesbian students, teachers, and curricula. Karen M. Harbeck, editor. New York: Harrington Park Press, c1991. LC192.6 .C66 1991

Gay and lesbian youth: expressions of identity. Ritch C. Savin-Williams. New York : Hemisphere Pub. Corp., c1990. HQ76.25 .S38 1990

Sons of Harvard: gay men from the class of 1967. Toby Marotta. 1st Quill ed. New York : Quill, 1983. HQ75.7 .M37 1983