Drawing on letters and writings by teenage girls and oral history interviews, this article aims to open a scholarly conversation about the existence and significance of intergenerational sexual ...relationships between minor girls and adult women in the years leading up to and encompassing the lesbian feminist movement of the 1970s. Lesbian history and culture say very little about sexual connections between youth and adults, sweeping them under the rug in gender-inflected ways that differ from the suppression of speech in gay male history and culture about intergenerational sex between boys and men. Nonetheless, my research suggests that, despite lesbian feminists’ caution and even negativity toward teen girls, erotic and sexual relationships with adult women provided girls access to support, pleasure, mentorship, and community.
Your Young Lesbian Sisters Littauer, Amanda H.
Girlhood studies,
03/2019, Letnik:
12, Številka:
1
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Drawing on letters and essays written by teenage girls in the 1970s and early 1980s, and building on my historical research on same-sex desiring girls and girlhoods in the postwar United States, I ...ask how teenage girls in the 1970s and early 1980s pursued answers to questions about their feelings, practices, and identities and expressed their subjectivities as young lesbian feminists. These young writers, I argue, recognized that they benefitted from more resources and role models than did earlier generations, but they objected to what they saw as adult lesbians’ ageism, caution, and neglect. In reaching out to sympathetic straight and lesbian public figures and publications, girls found new ways to combat the persistent isolation and oppression faced by youth whose autonomy remained severely restricted by familial, educational, and legal structures.
There are few places an LGBTQ teen can turn for help – searching the internet at home leaves a potentially discoverable trail, teachers may condemn youth who seek their help, and certainly, in many ...cases, a teen’s parents are not an option. While there have been advancements in acceptance of the LGBTQ population, there is still a firm stronghold on discrimination and teens still face the fear of potential alienation. This leaves one of the only safe places for a teen to find information and, and indeed, find themselves in the context of the world – at the library. Serving LGBTQ Teens offers the librarian a practical guide to library service to LGBTQ teens – from collection development, understanding terminology, dealing with censorship issues, programming and outreach, readers’ advisory, and even to creating welcoming displays, librarians will find the tools they need to offer exceptional services for LGBTQ teens.
This resource gives school librarians, children's, and YA librarians the guidance and tools they need to confidently share these books with the patrons they support.
Research has found that gay men are much more likely to have attempted suicide than heterosexual men, and that their attempts have often occurred during adolescence. The essays in this collection ...explore the link between sexual orientation and self-injury. The following chapters are included: (1) "Introduction: The State of Knowledge on Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth Suicide" (Gary Remafedi); (2) "Gay Male and Lesbian Youth Suicide" (Paul Gibson); (3) "Parasuicide, Gender, and Gender Deviance" (Joseph Harry); (4) "Suicide among Homosexual Adolescents" (Ronald F. C. Kourany); (5) "Violence against Lesbian and Gay Male Youths" (Joyce Hunter); (6) "Suicidal Behavior in Adolescent and Young Adult Gay Men" (Stephen G. Schneider, Norman L. Farberow, and Gabriel N. Kruks); (7) "Risk Factors for Attempted Suicide in Gay and Bisexual Youth" (Gary Remafedi, James A. Farrow, and Robert W. Deisher); (8) "San Diego Suicide Study: Comparison of Gay to Straight Males" (Charles L. Rich, Richard C. Fowler, Deborah Young, and Mary Blenkush); and (9) "Making Schools Safe for Gay and Lesbian Youth: Breaking the Silence in Schools and in Families" (The Massachusetts Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth). The last chapter summarizes the work of the Massachusetts Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth, an all-volunteer advocacy group that reports annually to the state's governor. The Commission has made specific recommendations to state agencies and the legislature and to schools to help gay and lesbian students. Recommendations for schools include the establishment of policies to protect gay and lesbian students from harassment, violence, and discrimination, as well as training for teachers, counselors, and staff in crisis intervention and violence prevention. School-based support groups for gay and lesbian students are recommended, along with information about gay and lesbian issues in the school libraries and curricula that include gay and lesbian issues. The entire report and an executive summary are included. (SLD)
Understand the challenges from the voices involved-today's LGBT youth AND the leading educators and scholars in the field!
Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Issues in Education presents LGBT youth issues ...through the words of the adolescents themselves, along with clear up-to-date essays about LGBT youth programs, policies, and practices around the world. Leading international educators and scholars examine personal experiences of LGBT youth, cutting-edge programs, and research first presented in the international Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education. Dynamic and thought-provoking, this insightful book brings together ideas and a vision vital for the future of today's LGBT youth.
Invaluable for educators, counselors, graduate and undergraduate students, and LGBT youth alike, Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Issues in Education is readily accessible and easy-to-read, yet still provides in-depth, multidimensional examinations of the LGBT youth programs and practices essential for the propagation of social tolerance, acceptance, and safety of our youth. The LGBT youth voices sing clear their views about the urgent need for programs and policies within educational resources to challenge the present dominant intolerant thinking. The editor presents cogent essays that reveal the complex issues of the educational programs and practices, while offering strategies and hope for societal change. The book strives for the ultimate goal of reaching LGBT acceptance within society, to move beyond simple toleration toward becoming completely equal regardless of sexual identity.
Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Issues in Education explores:
transgender college students
bullying and homophobia
research on LGBT studies in education
teaching elementary preservice teachers
multicultural school-based programs for HIV education serving transgender youth
successes and deficienci
Gay, straight, bisexual: how much does sexual orientation matter to a teenager's mental health or sense of identity? In this down-to-earth book, filled with the voices of young people speaking for ...themselves, Savin-Williams argues that the standard image of gay youth presented by mental health researchers--as depressed, isolated, drug-dependent, even suicidal--may have been exaggerated even twenty years ago, and is far from accurate today.
Gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth face formidable challenges, but are beginning to proclaim their worth and power and to assert their rightful places in the world. Being lesbian or gay means that a ...person's primary romantic, emotional, physical, and sexual attractions are with someone of the same sex. Bisexual people have these attractions to both sexes. This guide for young people includes the experiences of other gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth as a help in explaining the processes young people go through and how they can make it easier to develop. The book is divided into six parts that speak to the basic aspects of the lives of gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth: (1) "Self Discovery"; (2) "Friends and Lovers"; (3) "Family"; (4) "School"; (5) "Spirituality"; and (6) "Community." Section 4 focuses on the ways in which schools have been hostile environments for the young person of gay, lesbian, or bisexual orientation, as well as the ways some schools are beginning to change to become more accepting and supportive of gay youth. Programs that teach tolerance are being introduced and support groups are being formed. Numerous sidebars, quotes, and anecdotes offer supportive commentary to help the young gay person realize that there are millions of young people in similar situations. A list of 212 resources suggests organizations, hot lines, online services, and publications that can help. (SLD)
Changes in biological processes, relationships, and community interactions influence the emergence of sexuality in all young people. The process is more complex and difficult for lesbian, gay and ...bisexual (LGB) teenagers. Fortunately, the cultural changes that have allowed LGB youths to become more open about themselves at earlier ages have also allowed social and behavioral scientists the opportunity to study them. The essays in this volume explore the psychological dimensions of LGB identities from puberty to adulthood. The essays focus on three general areas: theoretical frameworks that are important in understanding the development of sexual orientation in adolescence, challenges faced by LGB youth, and issues related to interventions and services for LGB youths in community settings. This volume presents authoritative, research-based reviews of this ever-increasing area of study and social concern.
This guide is a basic resource to help primary care providers offer quality care to lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth and their families. It is intended to be a minicourse, with three sections that ...combine background information, state-of-the-art research, practical guidelines, and reference information. After a foreword by Joan Holloway, part 1, "Overview: Lesbian and Gay Adolescents--Experiences and Needs," reviews lesbian and gay adolescents' needs and experiences, discussing identity development, health concerns, and confidentiality, and explaining how prejudice and fear of homosexuality are internalized and have social, behavioral, and health-related consequences. Part 2, "Primary Care and Prevention," discusses primary care and prevention needs, including guidance on health and mental health assessment and care for lesbian and gay youth. There is also information on transgendered youth, special populations, and family interventions. Part 3, "HIV/AIDS," reviews HIV infection in adolescents and discusses HIV counseling, testing, prevention, and clinical care. A series of appendixes offer information on (1) a 1994 conference created by a steering committee of experts on primary care for lesbian and gay youth; (2) resources on the primary care needs of lesbian and gay youth; (3) resources for parents and youth; (4) recommended reading for providers; (5) HIV counseling and testing protocol for adolescents (6) clinical care protocols; and (7) the American Academy of Pediatrics statements on homosexuality and adolescence. (SM)
