Silent Lives: How High a Price?/ for personal reflections and group discussions about sexual orientation
Boesser,Sara L.
- Lanham: Hamilton Books, 2004.
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The personal price of silence: what are the personal costs for individuals who pass as heterosexual? -- Secret lives: the veil of silence -- What is the price for children who realize they are "different"? -- What is passing's price as individuals continue to grow? -- How does it feel? What personal price is paid? -- How would people be different if they didn't pass? -- How do lesbian, bisexual, and gay people feel about famous/successful people who pass? -- The fabric of our lives: what are the costs to society? -- What are the ripple effects when people pass? -- How do the societal pressures that demand passing hurt everyone? -- Conclusion: silent no more -- Personal -- Political -- Beyond silence -- Everyone can come out, A-Z: ideas for straight allies, and for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersexual people -- Contact information.