9781422283790

CONTENTS

Foreword by Kevin Jennings, Founder, GLSEN ............................................ 8

1. Mind, Body, and Spirit .................................................................................. 11 Close-up: The Sad Statistics on LGBT Suicide ................................................ 12 When Shame Becomes Self-destruction .......................................................... 13 Partners on the Journey ....................................................................................... 15 2. Body Concept .................................................................................................. 19 Men and Body Concept ....................................................................................... 19 The Emotional Weight of Body Fat ..................................................................... 21 Close-up: The Causes and Effects of Eating Disorders .................................. 25 Women and Body Concept ................................................................................. 25 Using Food to Bury Sexuality .............................................................................. 27 3. Self-Respect and Sexual Health ................................................................. 31 AIDS and the LGBT Rights Movement ............................................................... 33 Close-up: AIDS Doesn’t Discriminate ................................................................ 34 Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases ................................................................. 34 Unsafe Sex ............................................................................................................. 35 Close-up: How to Practice Safer Sex ................................................................. 36 Pregnancy: The Other Risk .................................................................................. 38 Do It for Yourself! ................................................................................................... 40 4. Substance Abuse ............................................................................................ 43 Gays and Crystal Meth ......................................................................................... 44 Drugs and Risky Behaviors .................................................................................. 46