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Recommended Reading PFLAG Belleville Website
The books listed below cover all LGBTQ orientations/gender identities and may be of interest to their parents and friends.
Don't forget to check your local library; they may have some of these books.
Also this is not an endorsement for amazon.com; but they have most of the books we are recommending. Check other sources if you wish to purchase some of these books
Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child Available at Amazon
Straight Parents, Gay Children by Robert A. Bernstein Available at Amazon
Beyond Acceptance by Carolyn Welch Griffin and Marian and Arthur Wirth Available at Amazon
So Now You Know by Betty Fairchild, Nancy Hayward Available at Amazon
Coming Out An Act of Love by Rob Eichberg Available at Amazon
Its Not About You –The Modern Guide to Coming Out by Marc Adams Author's Website
What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality by Daniel A. Helminiak Ph.D. Available at Amazon - Author's Website
Outing Yourself How to Come Out As Lesbian or Gay Available at Amazon
To Your Family, Friends, Co-workers by Michelangelo Signorile Available at Amazon
Mom Dad I'm Gay - How Families Negotiate Coming Out by Rich Savin-Williams Available at Amazon
Steven Petrow's Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners: The Definitive Guide to LGBT Life Links to purchase
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture by John Shelby Spong. Available at Amazon
Homosexuality in the Church: Both Sides of the Debate by Jeffrey K Siker. Available at Amazon
The Bibles Yes to Same Sex Marriage: an Evangelicals Change of Heart by Mark Achtemeier. Available at Amazon
Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality:Explode the Myths, Heal the Church by Jack Rogers. Available at Amazon
What God Has Joined Together: the Christian Case for Gay Marriage by David G Meyers and Letha Dawson Scanzoni Available at Amazon
Allies at Work: Creating a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Inclusive Work Environment by Dr. David M Hall Available at Amazon
Virtually NORMAL : An Argument about Homosexuality by Andrew Sullivan Available at Amazon
TRANS-KIN A Guide for Family and Friends of Transgender People by Eleanor A. Hubbard and Cameron T. Whitely Available at Amazon
Gay Straight and the Reason Why: the Science of Sexual Orientation by Simon Levay Available at Amazon
Families Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is. By Abigail Garner Available at Amazon
Transgender Explained by Joanne Herman Available at Amazon
The Transgender Child by Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper Available at Amazon
Gender Born, Gender Made by Diane Ehrensaft PhD Available at Amazon
Dvd’s with curriculums - All of these are available from Groundspark. You may have to Google the title to get the right link.
It’s Elementary Talking about gay issues in elementary school Goggle the title – It’s available from many sources.
Lets Get Real Lessons and Activities to address name calling and bullying in middle school
Straightlaced How Gender Has Us All Tied Up for high school