GAY’S THE WORD
LESBIAN & GAY BOOKSHOP
EDUCATION & SUPPORT
Detailed below is a range of gay, lesbian and trans-interest books that explore key issues often arising in
the educational arena in relation to young people, sexuality and difference. These include both fiction and
non-fiction titles, a broader selection of which are available at our store on Marchmont Street, London, by
Russell Square tube, and which can be dispatched directly to your school, support group or organisation.
UK published books identified. If you need any advice on the suitability of titles please don’t hesitate to
give us a ring on 0207 278 7654 or email us at sales@gaystheword.co.uk
and adults? This international
collection presents reflections on the
psychological and social processes
underlying homophobia. And it
offers guidance for challenging the
social ill of homophobia, in the form
of case studies, tested lesson plans
and advice on inspiring resources.
£17.99
NON-FICTION
Lesbian & Gay Issues
in the English Classroom
Simon Harris
This book aims to examine aspects
of sexuality as they pertain to
contemporary English teaching in
the British classroom. UK £19.99
Invisible Boundaries
Addressing Sexualities
in Children’s Worlds
DePalma & Atkinson
Developed by educators and pupils
this book explores issues of sexual
orientation with primary children.
UK. Atkinson ran No Outsiders.
£17.99
Schooling Sexualities
D. Epstein & R. Johnson
Bringing together contemporary
debates about sexuality with the
study of schooling this is an
accessible, engaging and
argumentative study. UK £24.99
Sexual Bullying
Gender Conflict and Pupil Culture
in Secondary Schools
Neil Duncan
How much bullying in schools
centres on sexuality? Examining the
social processes at work in four
comprehensive schools, this book
will stimulate interest amongst all
concerned with pupil welfare and
social change. UK £24.99
What If Someone I Know Is Gay?
Eric Marcus
Written for teens this fully updated
and revised book answers such
questions as ‘If you think your
friend is a lesbian, can you ask her?”
Or “how do people become gay?”
Or “Is it a sin…is it a choice?”
Marcus candidly and clearly pushes
aside the myths and misinformation
about being gay and lesbian. £7.99
The New Gay Teenager
Ritch Savin-Williams
Gay, straight, bisexual: how much
does sexual orientation matter to a
teenager’s mental health or sense of
identity? In this down-to-earth
book, filled with the voices of young
people speaking for themselves,
Savin-Williams argues that the
standard image of gay youth
presented by researchers as
depressed, isolated, even suicidal
may have been exaggerated even
twenty years ago and is far from
accurate today. £10.95
Interrogating Heteronormativity
in Primary Schools
The No Outsiders Project
DePalma & Atkinson
The No Outsiders project has taken
groundbreaking steps in addressing
LGBT equality in primary schools.
In this book members of the
research team analyse the issues
which have permeated the team's
challenge to heteronormativity and
gender conformity in and through
primary education. UK NEW
£17.99
Challenging Homophobia
Teaching About Sexual Diverisity
van Dijk & van Driel
How can educators deal with the
prejudice, discrimination and even
violence directed against sexual
minorities, particularly LGBT youth
Is It A Choice?
Answers to 300 of the Most
Frequently Asked Questions About
Gay and Lesbian People
Eric Marcus
In this newly revised edition,
Marcus provides insightful, nononsense answers to hundreds of the
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most commonly asked questions
about homosexuality. Offering
frank insight on everything you’ve
always wanted – and needed – to
know about same-gender
relationships, coming out, family
roles, politics and more. £11.99
The Transgender Child
A Handbook for
Families and Professionals
S. Brill and R. Pepper
What do you do when your son
insists on wearing a dress to school?
Or when your toddler daughter’s
first sentence is that she’s a boy?
Offering an extensive understanding
of gender-variant and transgender
youth this groundbreaking book
covers developmental, legal,
medical and school issues. £9.99
Transparent
Love, Family and Living the 'T' with
Transgender Teenagers
Chris Beam
'Beam does an admirable job
grappling with the complexities of
gender, race, and class that shape the
lives of transgender teens…Beam
also manages to draw out warmth,
love, and good humour in her
empathetic narrative.' £10.99
Families Like Mine
Children of Gay Parents
Tell It Like It Is
Abigail Garner
Drawing on a decade of community
organising, and interviews with
more than fifty grown sons and
daughters of LGBT parents, this
book addresses such topics as
coming out to children, facing
homophobia at school, co-parenting
with ex-partners and issues that may
impact on a child’s sense of sexual
identity. £8.99
Queer Facts
M. Baker & S. Tropiano
The essential almanac of all things
pink, Queer Facts is the fabulously
fascinating gay and lesbian trivia
book. Packed with dates, facts, lists
and definitions, it is a mine of
information. Fun and informative
educational resource useful for
quizzes. UK £9.99 (HB)
The No-Nonsense
Guide to Sexual Diversity
Vanessa Baird
2
A fantastically informative pocketbook guide to sexual diversity from
a global historical perspective,
covering issues such as
homophobia, religion, politics and
science. Clear and useful teaching
aid. UK £6.99
Other Selected Titles
Helping Gay & Lesbian Youth
New Politics. New Programs.
New Practice
T. DeCrescenzo [Ed] £10.99
Queer Kids
The Challenges and Practice for
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth
Roberts Owens Jr £10.99
Gay-Straight Alliances
A Handbook for
Students, Educators and Parents
Ian MacGillivray £14.95
The Gay Teen
Educational Practice and Theory for
LGB Adolescents
Gerald Unks £18.99
Administrators…
Ian MacGillivray £20.99
Sexual Ideology and Schooling –
Towards Democratic
Sexuality Education
Alexander McKay £16.99
Status Quo or Status Queer?
A Radical Rethinking
of Sexuality and Schooling
Eric Rofes £17.99
Hear Me Out
True Stories of Teens Educating and
Confronting Homophobia £8.99
And Then I Became Gay
Young Men’s Stories
Ritch Savin –Williams £17.99
FICTION
A selection of books appropriate
for youth readership ( 9-11 years):
Pre-Teen Male
Inventing Elliot
Graham Gardner £5.99 RP
Sexuality in Adolesence
Current Trends
S. Moore & D Rosenthal £22.50
The Misfits / Totally Joe
James Howe £4.99 each
Coming Out, Coming In
Linda Goldman £18.95
Hitler's Canary
Sandy Toksvig £5.99
Promoting Young People’s
Sexual Health
International Perspectives
Ingham & Aggleton UK £22.99
Bill's New Frock
Anne Fine £4.99
One Teacher in 10 (2nd Ed)
LGBT Educators
Share Their Stories
Kevin Jennings [Ed] £10.99
Gay & Lesbian Youth
G. Herdt £9.99 (limited stock)
School Experiences
of Gay and Lesbian Youth
Mary Harris £11.99
Sexuality, Gender and Schooling:
Shifting Agendas
in Social Learning
Mary Jane Kehily £23.99
Understanding Homosexuality,
Changing Schools
Arthur Lipkin £27.99
Kiss
Jacqueline Wilson £5.99
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Sexual Orientation School Policy
A Practical Guide for Teachers,
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