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Crisis : 40 stories revealing the personal, social, and religious pain and trauma of growing up gay in America / edited by Mitchell Gold with Mindy Drucker.

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Austin, TX : Greenleaf Book Group Press, c2008.

Homosexuality -- United States.

Gay people -- United States -- Social conditions.

Gay people -- United States -- Biography.

Gay people -- United States -- Attitudes.

Gay teenagers -- United States.

Gay youth -- United States.

Homophobia -- United States.

Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- United States.

9781929774104 :

xxviii, 369 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

A mental health crisis faces American teens right now--and it is one we can solve. Hundreds of thousands of gay teens face traumatic depression, fear, rejection, persecution, and isolation--usually alone. Studies show they are 190% more likely to use drugs or alcohol and four times more likely to attempt suicide. Homophobia and discrimination are at the heart of their pain. Love, support, and acceptance--all within our power to give--can save them. This book is for clergy, parents, educators, and politicians who may not realize the harm their words and actions can cause, as well as for supportive parents of gay teens; teens navigating this difficult time; and fair-minded people who want to help end the harm. Here are revealing stories by forty diverse Americans, plus insights from straight clergy and parents explaining their support of gay people as whole human beings guaranteed equal rights by our Constitution.--From publisher description.

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