WHEN SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS GAY

by Susan & Daniel Cohen Cohen ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 1, 1989

Interviews with gay teenagers provide the basis lot this introduction to homosexuality written for straight readers, encouraging teens to be accepting and supportive of gay friends or family members. A brief history discusses changing attitudes, well-known individuals who were gay, and recent related political events. Attributes sometimes associated with gays, such as cross-dressing and sex change operations, are also discussed. The impact of the AIDS epidemic is dramatically presented. The experiences of the interviewed teens are diverse: some are extremely lonely, others very popular; some have been persecuted by schoolmates, while others have found a supportive network at school or in the community: some parents have evicted their children, but others have accepted gay lovers as house guests and at family gatherings. In addition to providing straight readers with understanding and insight, the Cohens' tone should be reassuring to a gay teen who has not yet found a support network.

Pub Date: June 1, 1989

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 170

Publisher: Evans

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 1989

Categories: CHILDREN'S