A Family and Friend's Guide to Sexual Orientation: Bridging the Divide Between Gay and Straight
Editor:  Alan Ellis and Bob Powers
Publisher:  ROUTLEDGE
ISBN:  041591275X
Publishing Date:  1996
Pages:  273
Format:  Hardcover

Helps individuals and families to bridge the divide between gay and straight, to heal the wounds that often accompany negative feelings about lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered persons. Thirty stories focusing on each individual's life history offer striking insights into the family dynamics relating to the homosexuality of a family member and how families can work together to achieve a place of compassion and acceptance.

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About the Author

Bob Powers is president of Bob Powers & Associates, Inc. Alan Ellis teaches psychology and human sexuality at San Francisco State University. They are the authors of A Managers Guide to Sexual Orientation in the Workplace also published by Routledge.

Reviews

"Power and Ellis' book is a great next step for families and friends in various stages of coming to terms with a lvoed one being out. A Family and Freind's Guide to Sexual Orientation is rich in emotional depth....The book seems to ofer something for everyone, whether dealing with these issues in personal or professional life, from a spiritual place or some other perspective."

Philadelphia Gay News - 10/11/96

"...while there are a lot of books on the market that address the issues inherent in coming out to friends and family, this is the first one I've come across which actively embraces the role of these other people who mean so much to us. In A Family and Friend's Guide to Sexual Orientation, Powers and Ellis have created a wonderful volume of personal essays and accessible information that will help anyone who truly wants to understand and embrace the (perhaps) new-found gay person in his or her life.... In the era of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" attitude that extends far beyond the military, Powers and Ellis' book affirms, and indeed encourages, a "Do Ask, Do Tell" policy that will help build bridges between individuals."

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