Questa serie esplora i gioiosi e spesso impegnativi percorsi di crescita all'interno della comunità LGBTQ+. Ogni volume offre narrazioni personali che catturano esperienze diverse, dai primi amori e la scoperta dell'identità alla ricerca dell'accettazione e alla costruzione dell'orgoglio. È una celebrazione di autenticità, resilienza e forza, che ispira i giovani lettori ad abbracciare se stessi e il proprio posto nel mondo.
Explains how the world's major religious traditions of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism view homosexuality and how LGBT people of faith navigate within those traditions, and examines why some religious groups still condemn homosexuality and reject LGBT people
Explores the history of the LGBT community in America from its roots in the free-thinking seaport cities of the 1800s, through the social revolution of World War II, the early activists of the 1950s, the Pride movements of the 1970s, the AIDS crisis, and today's move toward integration with mainstream communities
Explores the groups such as the Trevor Project, Empty Closets, PFLAG, and other organizations that are there to assist young LGBT people and their friends make positive choices
"The Internet, news media, television shows, music, and films feature more positive images of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people today than ever before. But less than a generation ago, the situation was very different. How did we get to this point of increasing visibility and respect?"--Page 4 of cover
Discusses the unique pressures that lead too many LGBT youth to alcohol, drug, and tobacco abuse as well as eating disorders, unsafe sex, and unwanted pregnancy