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Book

Queerly autistic : the ultimate guide for LGBTQIA+ teens on the spectrum

Call Number

  • 616.85882 E367 TEEN (CEN)

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Publication Information

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, [2021]

Physical Description

235 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

"From coming out to friends and family through to relationships, self-care and coping with bullying, being out and about in the LGBTQIA+ community and undergoing gender transition, this book is filled with essential information, advice, support and resources to help you on your journey, and also works as a primer on all things LGBTQIA+ for non-autistic teens just figuring it all out"-back cover.

Contents

  • Introduction: the double rainbow
  • What is LGBTQIA+?
  • Figuring it out: sexuality
  • Figuring it out: gender
  • Coming out
  • Transitioning
  • LGBTQIA+ relationships and friendships
  • Sex
  • Out and about: LGBTQIA+ spaces
  • Dealing with bullying, bigotry and injustice.

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