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Queer, 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Lgbtq Guide for Teens by Marke Bieschke, Kathy Belge
5.0
Great book with practical advice. Friendly, positive tone. This 2nd edition (2019) surely benefited from 1st edition comments and questions to yield a detailed and complete book all queer teens should read.
Queer The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge and Marke Bieschke
1. . . The "Q" Word - Am I Queer
2. . . Embracing Your Queerness - Coming Out
3. . . Navigating Your Queer Sphere - Finding Your People
4. . . Rising Above - How To Overcome Queerphobia
5. . . Making Your Move - Queer Dating
6. . . Getting Together - Queer Relationships
7. . . The Big "S" - Queer Sex
Conclusion
Resources
Index
Here is a sub-listing of all the bold header topics within each chapter:
Queer The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge and Marke Bieschke
1. . . The "Q" Word - Am I Queer
. . . a.. . . What does it mean to be queer?
. . . . . . i.. . . Lesbian
. . . . . . ii.. . . Gay
. . . . . . iii.. . . Bisexual
. . . . . . iv.. . . Pansexual
. . . . . . v.. . . Transgender
. . . . . . vi.. . . Nonbinary
. . . . . . vii.. . . Cisgender or Cis
. . . . . . viii.. . . Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual
. . . . . . ix.. . . Queer
. . . b.. . . How do I know if I'm queer?
. . . c.. . . Do I have to have sex to know?
. . . d.. . . Why are people queer?
. . . . . . i.. . . What percentage of the population is queer?
. . . . . . ii.. . . What is intersex
. . . e.. . . Where are you on the sexual spectrum?
. . . f.. . . When do I need to decide if I'm queer?
2. . . Embracing Your Queerness - Coming Out
. . . a.. . . Coming out to your family
. . . b.. . . How to do it
. . . . . . i.. . . Timing is everything
. . . . . . ii.. . . Plan it out
. . . . . . iii.. . . Be patient
. . . c.. . . Help them out
. . . d.. . . Coming out as Trans
. . . e.. . . Have a Backup plan
. . . f.. . . You're not ready but they are
. . . g.. . . You're outed
. . . h.. . . You're asked to keep it a secret
. . . i.. . . Your parents won't accept the truth
. . . j.. . . Coming out at School
. . . . . . i.. . . Is you school a place you'd feel comfortable coming out?
. . . . . . ii.. . . Who do you want to come out to?
. . . . . . iii.. . . Are you ready to handle rejection?
. . . k.. . . How to do it
. . . l.. . . Carving out your new identity
. . . m.. . . If things don't go well
. . . n.. . . Finding a queer-positive counselor
. . . . . . i.. . . The internet
. . . . . . ii.. . . A local LGBTQ center
. . . . . . iii.. . . Queer-friendly publications
. . . . . . iv.. . . Insurance plans
. . . . . . v.. . . Suicide
. . . . . . . . . 1. . . The Trevor Project
. . . o.. . . Talking to other people
. . . p.. . . When people try to un-queer you
3. . . Navigating Your Queer Sphere - Finding Your People
. . . a.. . . Pinging your people
. . . . . . i.. . . Locate queer meeting places
. . . . . . ii.. . . Access queer youth online resources
. . . . . . iii.. . . Join a GSA or LGBTQ teen group
. . . . . . iv.. . . Find other like-minded groups
. . . . . . v.. . . Use your gaydar.
. . . b.. . . Finding adult allies
. . . c.. . . Know your rights
. . . . . . i.. . . Can I wear a queer rights T-shirt to school
. . . . . . ii.. . . Can I bring a same-sex date to prom?
. . . . . . iii.. . . What if I'm being bullied at school?
. . . . . . iv.. . . What if I want to identify as another gender at school?
. . . . . . v.. . . Which bathroom do I use?
. . . d.. . . Get involved
. . . . . . i.. . . Plan for the national Day of Silence
. . . . . . ii.. . . Join your local LGBTQ community center
. . . . . . iii.. . . Join or start a GSA or diversity club
. . . . . . iv.. . . Volunteer for political campaigns
. . . . . . v.. . . Launch or join an online community
. . . . . . vi.. . . Start your own revolution
. . . e.. . . Find a great queer college
4. . . Rising Above - How To Overcome Queerphobia
. . . a.. . . Why do people hate?
. . . b.. . . Triumphing over haters
. . . . . . i.. . . Stand up for yourself
. . . . . . ii.. . . Tell someone
. . . . . . iii.. . . Stick with friends
. . . c.. . . When community feels like hypocrisy
. . . d.. . . Dealing with physical or sexual assault
. . . e.. . . Oh, God - you're gay
. . . f.. . . Baiting and social traps
. . . g.. . . Relax, reboot, recenter
5. . . Making Your Move - Queer Dating
. . . a.. . . Is your crush on the same team?
. . . b.. . . Investigating further
. . . c.. . . Dating when you're trans
. . . d.. . . Friends or more than friends
. . . e.. . . Um, so, uh, wanna hang out sometime?
. . . f.. . . The woe of rejection
. . . g.. . . Great first date ideas
. . . . . . i.. . . Movies
. . . . . . . . . 1. . . Top retro LGBTQ teen date movies
. . . . . . ii.. . . Skateboarding, video games, bowling, miniature golf, bike ride, go to a play.
. . . . . . iii.. . . Gay-friendly spot for coffee or underage club for live bands
. . . . . . iv.. . . Hang out in the park or walk around downtown or at the mall
. . . h.. . . If someone asks you out
. . . . . . i.. . . Is it a date?
. . . . . . i.. . . Making it past date one
. . . . . . i.. . . Keep it short
. . . . . . ii.. . . Don't advertise
. . . . . . iii.. . . Power off
. . . . . . iv.. . . Break the ice
. . . . . . v.. . . Keep it light
. . . . . . vi.. . . Privacy rules
. . . . . . vii.. . . Leave out your ex
. . . . . . viii.. . . Take it slow
. . . . . . ix.. . . Don't play games
. . . . . . x.. . . Stay classy
. . . . . . xi.. . . Try not to judge
. . . . . . xii.. . . Forget about typical roles
. . . . . . xiii.. . . End on a high note
. . . j.. . . Going for a date two
. . . k.. . . What to do if the date sucks
6. . . Getting Together - Queer Relationships
. . . a.. . . What is a queer relationship?
. . . b.. . . Are you ready?
. . . . . . i.. . . Dating someone much older
. . . c.. . . Mapping it out
. . . d.. . . Learning to communicate
. . . e.. . . Is it love?
. . . . . . i.. . . Does it seem mutual?
. . . . . . ii.. . . Can you trust your partner with your secrets?
. . . . . . iii.. . . Do you bring out the best in each other?
. . . . . . iv.. . . Are you confident about the relationship?
. . . . . . v.. . . Are you happy?
. . . . . . vi.. . . Does the relationship make your life better?
. . . f.. . . Meeting the parents
. . . . . . i.. . . Know what you're walking into
. . . . . . ii.. . . Pull out the tie and jacket
. . . . . . iii.. . . Make eye contact and speak in full sentences
. . . . . . iv.. . . Help out!
. . . . . . v.. . . Join in
. . . . . . vi.. . . Go easy on the PDA
. . . . . . vii.. . . Understand the rules
. . . . . . viii.. . . Keep it short
. . . g.. . . Us against the world
. . . h.. . . Learn to fight fair
. . . . . . i.. . . Never fight when others are present
. . . . . . ii.. . . Take a time out
. . . . . . iii.. . . Choose your words
. . . . . . iv.. . . Never get physical
. . . i.. . . Is your relationship healthy?
. . . . . . i.. . . 10-question quiz
. . . . . . . . . 1. . . Quiz analysis
. . . j.. . . If a relationship ever gets abusive
. . . k.. . . Breaking up
. . . l.. . . Good breakup conversation starters
. . . m.. . . Getting over it
. . . n.. . . Breakup dos and Don'ts
7. . . The Big "S" - Queer Sex
. . . a.. . . Are you ready?
. . . b.. . . Starting solo
. . . c.. . . What does it mean to "lose it"?
. . . d.. . . Your first time
. . . e.. . . Not doing it
. . . f.. . . Doing it
. . . . . . i.. . . Will sex affirm my queerness
. . . . . . ii.. . . Touching and rubbing
. . . . . . iii.. . . Oral sex
. . . . . . iv.. . . Anal sex
. . . . . . v.. . . Vaginal sex
. . . g.. . . Sexually transmitted infections
. . . . . . i.. . . STI or STD
. . . h.. . . Disease table
. . . i.. . . Trans people and sex
. . . j.. . . Safer sex
. . . . . . i.. . . Condoms
. . . . . . ii.. . . Dental dams
. . . . . . iii.. . . Gloves
. . . . . . iv.. . . PrEP
. . . k.. . . Other tips for cleanliness and safety
. . . . . . i.. . . What is lubrication
. . . l.. . . Sex and love
. . . m.. . . Consent
. . . n.. . . All for one or one for all?
. . . o.. . . You like to do what?
. . . p.. . . What about porn?
. . . q.. . . Sex and technology
. . . . . . i.. . . Protect yourself
. . . . . . ii.. . . Don't lie
. . . . . . iii.. . . Don't gossip or brag
. . . . . . iv.. . . Don't cruise for porn
. . . . . . v.. . . Never post naked pictures
. . . . . . vi.. . . No sexting
. . . . . . vii.. . . No private meet-ups with strangers
. . . r.. . . Bad sex
. . . . . . i.. . . Don't be jailbait
Conclusion
Resources
. . . Queer Organizations
. . . Religious websites
. . . Books
Index
Queer The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge and Marke Bieschke
1. . . The "Q" Word - Am I Queer
2. . . Embracing Your Queerness - Coming Out
3. . . Navigating Your Queer Sphere - Finding Your People
4. . . Rising Above - How To Overcome Queerphobia
5. . . Making Your Move - Queer Dating
6. . . Getting Together - Queer Relationships
7. . . The Big "S" - Queer Sex
Conclusion
Resources
Index
Here is a sub-listing of all the bold header topics within each chapter:
Queer The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge and Marke Bieschke
1. . . The "Q" Word - Am I Queer
. . . a.. . . What does it mean to be queer?
. . . . . . i.. . . Lesbian
. . . . . . ii.. . . Gay
. . . . . . iii.. . . Bisexual
. . . . . . iv.. . . Pansexual
. . . . . . v.. . . Transgender
. . . . . . vi.. . . Nonbinary
. . . . . . vii.. . . Cisgender or Cis
. . . . . . viii.. . . Asexual, Aromantic, Demisexual
. . . . . . ix.. . . Queer
. . . b.. . . How do I know if I'm queer?
. . . c.. . . Do I have to have sex to know?
. . . d.. . . Why are people queer?
. . . . . . i.. . . What percentage of the population is queer?
. . . . . . ii.. . . What is intersex
. . . e.. . . Where are you on the sexual spectrum?
. . . f.. . . When do I need to decide if I'm queer?
2. . . Embracing Your Queerness - Coming Out
. . . a.. . . Coming out to your family
. . . b.. . . How to do it
. . . . . . i.. . . Timing is everything
. . . . . . ii.. . . Plan it out
. . . . . . iii.. . . Be patient
. . . c.. . . Help them out
. . . d.. . . Coming out as Trans
. . . e.. . . Have a Backup plan
. . . f.. . . You're not ready but they are
. . . g.. . . You're outed
. . . h.. . . You're asked to keep it a secret
. . . i.. . . Your parents won't accept the truth
. . . j.. . . Coming out at School
. . . . . . i.. . . Is you school a place you'd feel comfortable coming out?
. . . . . . ii.. . . Who do you want to come out to?
. . . . . . iii.. . . Are you ready to handle rejection?
. . . k.. . . How to do it
. . . l.. . . Carving out your new identity
. . . m.. . . If things don't go well
. . . n.. . . Finding a queer-positive counselor
. . . . . . i.. . . The internet
. . . . . . ii.. . . A local LGBTQ center
. . . . . . iii.. . . Queer-friendly publications
. . . . . . iv.. . . Insurance plans
. . . . . . v.. . . Suicide
. . . . . . . . . 1. . . The Trevor Project
. . . o.. . . Talking to other people
. . . p.. . . When people try to un-queer you
3. . . Navigating Your Queer Sphere - Finding Your People
. . . a.. . . Pinging your people
. . . . . . i.. . . Locate queer meeting places
. . . . . . ii.. . . Access queer youth online resources
. . . . . . iii.. . . Join a GSA or LGBTQ teen group
. . . . . . iv.. . . Find other like-minded groups
. . . . . . v.. . . Use your gaydar.
. . . b.. . . Finding adult allies
. . . c.. . . Know your rights
. . . . . . i.. . . Can I wear a queer rights T-shirt to school
. . . . . . ii.. . . Can I bring a same-sex date to prom?
. . . . . . iii.. . . What if I'm being bullied at school?
. . . . . . iv.. . . What if I want to identify as another gender at school?
. . . . . . v.. . . Which bathroom do I use?
. . . d.. . . Get involved
. . . . . . i.. . . Plan for the national Day of Silence
. . . . . . ii.. . . Join your local LGBTQ community center
. . . . . . iii.. . . Join or start a GSA or diversity club
. . . . . . iv.. . . Volunteer for political campaigns
. . . . . . v.. . . Launch or join an online community
. . . . . . vi.. . . Start your own revolution
. . . e.. . . Find a great queer college
4. . . Rising Above - How To Overcome Queerphobia
. . . a.. . . Why do people hate?
. . . b.. . . Triumphing over haters
. . . . . . i.. . . Stand up for yourself
. . . . . . ii.. . . Tell someone
. . . . . . iii.. . . Stick with friends
. . . c.. . . When community feels like hypocrisy
. . . d.. . . Dealing with physical or sexual assault
. . . e.. . . Oh, God - you're gay
. . . f.. . . Baiting and social traps
. . . g.. . . Relax, reboot, recenter
5. . . Making Your Move - Queer Dating
. . . a.. . . Is your crush on the same team?
. . . b.. . . Investigating further
. . . c.. . . Dating when you're trans
. . . d.. . . Friends or more than friends
. . . e.. . . Um, so, uh, wanna hang out sometime?
. . . f.. . . The woe of rejection
. . . g.. . . Great first date ideas
. . . . . . i.. . . Movies
. . . . . . . . . 1. . . Top retro LGBTQ teen date movies
. . . . . . ii.. . . Skateboarding, video games, bowling, miniature golf, bike ride, go to a play.
. . . . . . iii.. . . Gay-friendly spot for coffee or underage club for live bands
. . . . . . iv.. . . Hang out in the park or walk around downtown or at the mall
. . . h.. . . If someone asks you out
. . . . . . i.. . . Is it a date?
. . . . . . i.. . . Making it past date one
. . . . . . i.. . . Keep it short
. . . . . . ii.. . . Don't advertise
. . . . . . iii.. . . Power off
. . . . . . iv.. . . Break the ice
. . . . . . v.. . . Keep it light
. . . . . . vi.. . . Privacy rules
. . . . . . vii.. . . Leave out your ex
. . . . . . viii.. . . Take it slow
. . . . . . ix.. . . Don't play games
. . . . . . x.. . . Stay classy
. . . . . . xi.. . . Try not to judge
. . . . . . xii.. . . Forget about typical roles
. . . . . . xiii.. . . End on a high note
. . . j.. . . Going for a date two
. . . k.. . . What to do if the date sucks
6. . . Getting Together - Queer Relationships
. . . a.. . . What is a queer relationship?
. . . b.. . . Are you ready?
. . . . . . i.. . . Dating someone much older
. . . c.. . . Mapping it out
. . . d.. . . Learning to communicate
. . . e.. . . Is it love?
. . . . . . i.. . . Does it seem mutual?
. . . . . . ii.. . . Can you trust your partner with your secrets?
. . . . . . iii.. . . Do you bring out the best in each other?
. . . . . . iv.. . . Are you confident about the relationship?
. . . . . . v.. . . Are you happy?
. . . . . . vi.. . . Does the relationship make your life better?
. . . f.. . . Meeting the parents
. . . . . . i.. . . Know what you're walking into
. . . . . . ii.. . . Pull out the tie and jacket
. . . . . . iii.. . . Make eye contact and speak in full sentences
. . . . . . iv.. . . Help out!
. . . . . . v.. . . Join in
. . . . . . vi.. . . Go easy on the PDA
. . . . . . vii.. . . Understand the rules
. . . . . . viii.. . . Keep it short
. . . g.. . . Us against the world
. . . h.. . . Learn to fight fair
. . . . . . i.. . . Never fight when others are present
. . . . . . ii.. . . Take a time out
. . . . . . iii.. . . Choose your words
. . . . . . iv.. . . Never get physical
. . . i.. . . Is your relationship healthy?
. . . . . . i.. . . 10-question quiz
. . . . . . . . . 1. . . Quiz analysis
. . . j.. . . If a relationship ever gets abusive
. . . k.. . . Breaking up
. . . l.. . . Good breakup conversation starters
. . . m.. . . Getting over it
. . . n.. . . Breakup dos and Don'ts
7. . . The Big "S" - Queer Sex
. . . a.. . . Are you ready?
. . . b.. . . Starting solo
. . . c.. . . What does it mean to "lose it"?
. . . d.. . . Your first time
. . . e.. . . Not doing it
. . . f.. . . Doing it
. . . . . . i.. . . Will sex affirm my queerness
. . . . . . ii.. . . Touching and rubbing
. . . . . . iii.. . . Oral sex
. . . . . . iv.. . . Anal sex
. . . . . . v.. . . Vaginal sex
. . . g.. . . Sexually transmitted infections
. . . . . . i.. . . STI or STD
. . . h.. . . Disease table
. . . i.. . . Trans people and sex
. . . j.. . . Safer sex
. . . . . . i.. . . Condoms
. . . . . . ii.. . . Dental dams
. . . . . . iii.. . . Gloves
. . . . . . iv.. . . PrEP
. . . k.. . . Other tips for cleanliness and safety
. . . . . . i.. . . What is lubrication
. . . l.. . . Sex and love
. . . m.. . . Consent
. . . n.. . . All for one or one for all?
. . . o.. . . You like to do what?
. . . p.. . . What about porn?
. . . q.. . . Sex and technology
. . . . . . i.. . . Protect yourself
. . . . . . ii.. . . Don't lie
. . . . . . iii.. . . Don't gossip or brag
. . . . . . iv.. . . Don't cruise for porn
. . . . . . v.. . . Never post naked pictures
. . . . . . vi.. . . No sexting
. . . . . . vii.. . . No private meet-ups with strangers
. . . r.. . . Bad sex
. . . . . . i.. . . Don't be jailbait
Conclusion
Resources
. . . Queer Organizations
. . . Religious websites
. . . Books
Index