Beyond Acceptance : Parents of Lesbians and Gays Talk About Their Experiences When a parent or friend hears for the first time that someone they love is gay, the feelings can range from bewilderment and confusion to fear and anger. Based upon discussions and interviews with parents of gays and lesbians, "Beyond Acceptance" provides knowledge and information that will help parents come to understand their children and build stronger relationships with them. ($9.56) Buy It | Comment on the Book

Transgender Care: Recommended Guidelines, Practical Information, and Personal Accounts

In an accessible style, the authors discuss the key mental health issues, with much attention to the vest relationship between professionals and clients. The book contains a wealth of practical information and accounts of people's experiences about coming out to one's employer or to one's friends or spouse. Several essays spell out the legal rights of transgender people with regard to insurance, work, marriage, and the use of rest rooms. The book has been reviewed by a national committee of professionals and consumers, some of whose members contributed essays to the second part of the book. ($27.97)

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Amazons the Forgotten Tribe tells the secrets of sexual attractions and the truth about being gay. This nonfiction book is a HETEROSEXUAL'S JOURNEY into the gay and lesbian world to understand sexuality in all its complexity, and, surprisingly, simplicity. Includes twelve personal stories, the author's journal, a TIME LINE social and legal history of homosexuality and the prejudice against it. The biology and genetics of sexuality, the BIBLE and sexuality, and more. ($13.56) Buy It | Comment on the Book

Accepting Ourselves & Others : A Journey into Recovery from Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors for Gays, Lesbians & Bisexuals First published in 1989, Accepting Ourselves was the first book to address the problems and needs of substance abusers in the homosexual community. Now, the fully revised and expanded edition, Accepting Ourselves and Others, examines the issue of recovery as it affects the homosexual and bisexual communities of the '90s, as well as their friends, family, and therapists. ($15.16) Buy It | Comment on the Book

Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out
With breathtaking honesty, psychiatrist, Kay Redfield Jamison, tells of her own manic depression, the bitter costs of her illness, and its paradoxical benefits: "There is a particular kind of pain, elation, loneliness and terror involved in this kind of madness.... It will never end, for madness carves its own reality." This is one of the best scientific autobiographies ever written, a combination of clarity, truth, and insight into human character. ($12.95 for book)

The Other Side of the Closet : The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families contains stories and tactics for straight spouses and their families to constructively cope with a mate or family member who declares his/her homosexuality. Analyzes six key issues a straight spouse faces when a partner 'comes out' including damaged sexuality, threatened marital relationships, conflicting spouse/parent roles, devalued self-concept, destroyed integrity and shattered belief systems.

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Transsexuals : Candid Answers to Private Questions

The book is quite literally full of questions asked by TS’s and parents and friends of TS’s, on almost every topic under the sun, relative to being a Transsexual. This is a great resource book for anyone trying to decide if they are really TS or not. For those getting ready to step out of the closet, this book will likely answer many of the questions your going to be asked by family and friends. It is also loaded with facts and figures, a detailed description of what to expect when going to a Gender Identity committee for the first time, and a complete listing of the “Standards of Care” by the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc. ($17.47) Buy It

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