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- In a Queer Voice: Journeys of Resilience from Adolescence to Adulthood
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Temple University Press
summary
Adolescence is a difficult time, but it can be particularly stressful for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identifying youth. In order to avoid harassment and rejection, many LGBTQ teens hide their identities from their families, peers, and even themselves.
Educator Michael Sadowski deftly brings the voices of LGBTQ youth out into 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 youth, who were often “silenced” in school and elsewhere, now can approach adulthood with a strong, queer voice.
In a Queer Voice continues the critical conversation about LGBTQ youth issues—from bullying and suicide to other risks involving drug and alcohol abuse—by focusing on the factors that help young people develop positive, self-affirming identities. Using the participants’ heartfelt, impassioned voices, we hear what schools, families, and communities can do to help LGBTQ youth become resilient, confident adults.
Educator Michael Sadowski deftly brings the voices of LGBTQ youth out into 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 youth, who were often “silenced” in school and elsewhere, now can approach adulthood with a strong, queer voice.
In a Queer Voice continues the critical conversation about LGBTQ youth issues—from bullying and suicide to other risks involving drug and alcohol abuse—by focusing on the factors that help young people develop positive, self-affirming identities. Using the participants’ heartfelt, impassioned voices, we hear what schools, families, and communities can do to help LGBTQ youth become resilient, confident adults.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. 2-5
- 2. Lindsey: Learning a New Language
- pp. 39-59
- 6. Eddie: Coming Out and Embracing the World
- pp. 114-130
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 175-176
- Note on the Listening Guide Method
- pp. 177-178
- References
- pp. 179-184
Additional Information
ISBN
9781439908037
Related ISBN(s)
9781439908013, 9781439908020
MARC Record
OCLC
861277700
Pages
206
Launched on MUSE
2013-08-12
Language
English
Open Access
No