Children of Horizons : how gay and lesbian teens are leading a new way out of the closet / Gilbert Herdt, Andrew Boxer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Beacon Press, c1993.Description: xxi, 290 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0807079286 :
  • 9780807079287
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.9/0664 20
LOC classification:
  • HQ76.2.U5 H47 1993
Contents:
Birth of a culture: an introduction -- From homosexual to gay in Chicago: transformations of a culture -- "Horizons" and the youth -- The rituals of coming out -- Milestones of sexual identity development -- Being out -- Conclusion: gay culture and the moral career of youth.
Summary: At Horizons, a lesbian and gay social service agency in Chicago, teens gather weekly to get support and share experiences as they begin the process of coming out. Gilbert Herdt, an anthropologist, and Andrew Boxer, a developmental psychologist, spent two years studying a diverse group of teens at Horizons. In both personal portraits and accounts of group meetings and activities, the authors follow the youth along a path that takes them from loneliness and secrecy to active participation in public gay and lesbian culture. This study that confronts myths about gay and lesbian youth and explores their real experiences of coming out.
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Book Book Stonewall Non-Fiction HQ 76.2 HER 1993 1 Available 920417931

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-284) and index.

Birth of a culture: an introduction -- From homosexual to gay in Chicago: transformations of a culture -- "Horizons" and the youth -- The rituals of coming out -- Milestones of sexual identity development -- Being out -- Conclusion: gay culture and the moral career of youth.

At Horizons, a lesbian and gay social service agency in Chicago, teens gather weekly to get support and share experiences as they begin the process of coming out. Gilbert Herdt, an anthropologist, and Andrew Boxer, a developmental psychologist, spent two years studying a diverse group of teens at Horizons. In both personal portraits and accounts of group meetings and activities, the authors follow the youth along a path that takes them from loneliness and secrecy to active participation in public gay and lesbian culture. This study that confronts myths about gay and lesbian youth and explores their real experiences of coming out.

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