Books and Articles — Sexual Orientation

Books for Children and Teens

Harris, RobieIt's Perfectly Normal
Madaras, LyndaMy Body, Myself For Boys
Mayle, PeterWhat's Happening To Me?
Mayle, PeterWhere Did I Come From?
Potash, MarlinAm I Weird or Is This Normal?

Books for Adults

Griffin, WrithBeyond Acceptance
Hoyle, SallyThe Sexualized Child in Foster Care
Huegel, KellyGLBTQ:The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens
Sanchez, AlexRainbow Boys
Sanchez, AlexRainbow High

Articles and Other Resources

Study: Children of Lesbians May Do Better then Peers, by Alice Park. Time Magazine, June 07, 2010.  “Data on homosexual families are sparse, but they are important for establishing whether a child's environment in a home with same-sex parents would be any more or less nurturing than one with a heterosexual couple.&rdquo

Sexual Preference Linked with Violence and PTSD, by Rick Nauert. Psych Central, April 16, 2010.  “A new study has found that gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and heterosexuals who have ever had a same-gender sex partner are one and one half to two times more likely to have experienced violent events during childhood.&rdquo

Transsexualism No Longer Viewed as Mental Illness in France, by Maia de la Baume. New York Times, February 12, 2010.  “France has removed transsexualism from an official list of mental illnesses.&rdquo