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Is friendship more important than sex? On the Meaning of Friendship
Between Gay Men takes readers beyond an exploration of gay
sexuality into the importance of friendship, providing deep
insights into a range of dimensions, including Mentorship,
Spirituality, Survival, and Partnership. Leading gay authors offer
a wide range of perspectives in this intimate and very accessible
book. Other texts on the subject approach it from a more academic
bent. But this one offers readers of all types an easy-to-read,
enjoyable way to contemplate what friendship means to them.
Seventeen essays grouped into eight chapters discuss diverse
perspectives on the crucial and personal issue of friendship, or
what Editor Andrew R. Gottlieb calls, "a family of choice."
Contributors include: Eric Aoki Michael Biello and Dan Martin
Jeffrey Dudgeon E. M. Kahn Neil Kaminsky Vincent A. Lankewish
ThomasLawrence Long Ed Madden Jeff Mann Chris Packard Felice Picano
Jay Quinn Frederick S. Roden Michael E. Thomas II Marc E. Vargo
Families in Transition: Parenting Gender Diverse Children,
Adolescents, and Young Adults is a compilation of clinically
oriented articles, research, and case material authored by mental
health and medical experts, both nationally and internationally
known, as well as first-person narratives written by parents and
families, exploring the complexities faced by parents and
caretakers attending to the needs of their children in a largely
hostile world. The professional articles are positioned side by
side with the voices of the parents themselves-each complementing
the other-together adding up to a richly complex, original
tapestry. While most books on this subject highlight the
experiences of the gender diverse child and adolescent, parents'
perspectives are placed front and center. Those raising these
children and adolescents have unique struggles and personal
processes as caregivers and advocates. Making complex social and
medical decisions in a society that is hostile and polarized only
complicates the picture. This book highlights their rarely heard
voices and gives insight to therapists and physicians on how to
support all members of the family, helping them grow and heal
during what is often a challenging time. Families in Transition:
-Challenges the ways we think about cultural norms and how those
impact our clinical work; -Explores a parent's desire for their
child to live authentically alongside a desire to protect them;
-Highlights how the attitudes and behaviors of extended relatives
impact the gender nonconforming child and their caretakers;
-Presents a historical overview contrasting the reparative and the
affirmative models of treatment; -Illustrates how difficult
treatment can be when a patient is reticent to disclose their
gender identity to their parents or when parents either have little
information or are in denial; -Offers strategies on how best to
advocate for a child in a school setting; -Outlines best practices
for the care of transgender youth. This text is designed for mental
health professionals-clinicians, educators, and researchers;
medical providers; parents and caretakers of gender diverse
children, adolescents, and young adults; and is suitable for
graduate and doctoral level coursework in a range of subject areas,
including gender, sexuality, and family studies.
Families in Transition: Parenting Gender Diverse Children,
Adolescents, and Young Adults is a compilation of clinically
oriented articles, research, and case material authored by mental
health and medical experts, both nationally and internationally
known, as well as first-person narratives written by parents and
families, exploring the complexities faced by parents and
caretakers attending to the needs of their children in a largely
hostile world. The professional articles are positioned side by
side with the voices of the parents themselves-each complementing
the other-together adding up to a richly complex, original
tapestry. While most books on this subject highlight the
experiences of the gender diverse child and adolescent, parents'
perspectives are placed front and center. Those raising these
children and adolescents have unique struggles and personal
processes as caregivers and advocates. Making complex social and
medical decisions in a society that is hostile and polarized only
complicates the picture. This book highlights their rarely heard
voices and gives insight to therapists and physicians on how to
support all members of the family, helping them grow and heal
during what is often a challenging time. Families in Transition:
-Challenges the ways we think about cultural norms and how those
impact our clinical work; -Explores a parent's desire for their
child to live authentically alongside a desire to protect them;
-Highlights how the attitudes and behaviors of extended relatives
impact the gender nonconforming child and their caretakers;
-Presents a historical overview contrasting the reparative and the
affirmative models of treatment; -Illustrates how difficult
treatment can be when a patient is reticent to disclose their
gender identity to their parents or when parents either have little
information or are in denial; -Offers strategies on how best to
advocate for a child in a school setting; -Outlines best practices
for the care of transgender youth. This text is designed for mental
health professionals-clinicians, educators, and researchers;
medical providers; parents and caretakers of gender diverse
children, adolescents, and young adults; and is suitable for
graduate and doctoral level coursework in a range of subject areas,
including gender, sexuality, and family studies.
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