Chapter 1 Getting Started; Chapter 2 Gaining Acceptance; Chapter 3 Gaining Knowledge; Chapter 4 Deepening Knowledge; Chapter 5 Taking Action; Chapter 6 Using Resources;
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 AManagers Guide to Sexual Orientation in the Workplace also published by Routledge.
"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 toSexual 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
"...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 SexualOrientation, 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." -- Bay Windows
"The moving stories in this book can help all of us in our own
healing and in helping to heal the separation that often exists
around this issue." -- Gerald G. Jampolski, M.D., author of Love is
Letting Go of Fear
"Because so many family members do not know how to deal with the
sexual orientation of their loved ones, they simply refuse to talk
about it. As a result, they are thrown into a (heterosexual) closet
of their own making. In reading A Family and Friend's Guide to
SexualOrientation, I was struck by the possibility that this book
can open their eyes in a way similar to how the BigBook of
Alcoholics Anonymous opens the eyes of problem drinkers." -- David
Berenson, M.D., Psychiatrist and Director, Family Institute of San
Francisco
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