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Resources and Additional Reading

The Sex Lives of Teenagers: Revealing the Secret World of Adolescent Boys and Girls
Ponton, Dr. Lynn

Free to Be You and Me
Thomas, Marlo

Asking About Sex and Growing Up: A Question-and-Answer Book for Boys and Girls
Cole, Joanna and Alan Tiegreen (Illustrator)

How to Talk to Your Child About Sex
Eyre, Linda and Richard Eyre

It’s So Amazing!: A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families
Harris, Robie H. and Michael Emberley

What’s the Big Secret?: Talking About Sex with Girls and Boys
Krasny Brown, Laurie (Editor) and Marc Tolon Brown (Illustrator)

Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians and Gays Talk About Their Experiences
Griffin, Carolyn Welch, Marian J. Wirth, and Arthur G. Wirth

Straight Parents, Gay Children: Inspiring Families to Live Honestly and With Greater Understanding
Bernstein, Robert A.

My Child Is Gay: How Parents React When They Hear the News
McDougall, Bryce (Editor)

Coming Out As Parents: You and Your Homosexual Child
Switzer, David K.

Coming Out to Parents: A Two-Way Survival Guide for Lesbians and Gay Men and Their Parents
Borhek, Mary V.

Loving Someone Gay
Clark, Donald H.

Now That You Know: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children
Fairchild, Betty and Nancy Hayward

Trans Forming Families: Real Stories of Transgendered Loved Ones
Boenke, Mary (Editor)

Mom, I Need To Be a Girl
Evelyn, Just (Editor)

Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up With Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents
Howey, Noelle, and Ellen Samuels (Editors)

Love Makes a Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents and Their Families
Gillespie, Peggy (Editor) and Gigi Kaeser (Photographer)

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