Exceptional Children: LGBT

A heartfelt memoir by the father of a gay teen, and an eye-opening story for families who hope to bring up well-adjusted gay adults.

A collection of letters from sixty-four gay authors and illustrators writing to their younger selves.

The first collection to ever invite mothers of transgender and gender variant children of all ages to tell their own stories about their child's gender transition. Sharing stories of love, struggle and acceptance, this collection of mother's voices, representing a diversity of backgrounds and sexual orientations, affirms the experience of raising a transgender and gender varient child. An invaluable resource for parents from gender specialist Rachel Pepper.

Teen life is hard enough with all of the pressures kids face, but for teens who are LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender), it's even harder.

A collection of testimonials written to teenagers from celebrities, political leaders, and other individuals on the happiness they found in life after they suffered through bullying and torment in their youths because of their sexual orientation.

Offers gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teens, as well as those questioning their sexuality, information and practical advice to help them deal with the issues they may face with their families, at school, and within contemporary society.

The treatment of sexual minorities--whether lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender--varies significantly in different parts of the world. In some countries, equal rights have been achieved and progress is being made against discrimination; in others, being gay still incurs the death penalty. This guide examines all the colors of the sexual rainbow, unearths hidden histories, and looks at contributions from medicine and science. It also includes a unique global survey of laws that affect sexual minorities. Vanessa Baird has been co-editor at New Internationalist magazine since 1986. Her previous books include, as compiler and editor, Eye to Eye Women.