coming out (sexual orientation)

"When small-town Homecoming Queen, Taylor Garland, comes out as gay, she embarks on a journey of painful self-discovery and challenges the close-minded thinking of those around her"--Provided by publisher.

"Real life isn't a fairytale. But Ti??n still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Ti??n, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's going through? Is there a way to tell them he's gay?"--Provided by publisher.

After researching Glenn Burke, the first major league baseball player to come out as gay, sixth-grader Silas Wade slowly comes out to his best friend Zoey, then his coach, with unexpected consequences.

"Fleeing to Rome in the wake of coming out to his Muslim family, a failed relationship, and blackmail, eighteen-year-old Amir Azadi embarks on a more authentic life with new friends and dates in the Sistine Chapel before an encounter with a U.S. Customs officer places his hard-won freedom at risk"--OCLC.

"When strong-willed, drama-loving eighth grader Brie Hutchens tells a lie because she isn't quite ready to come out to her mother, she must navigate the consequences in her relationships with her family, friends, and faith"--Provided by publisher.

In Charleston, South Carolina, a young business entrepreneur, newly out as gay, starts his own junior talent agency and signs a thirteen-year-old aspiring drag queen as his first client.

Three close girlfriends, Nina, Avery, and Mel are known as the Bermudez Triangle. After spending a year at Stanford, Nina returns to New York and discovers that her old friends have become lovers. Nina feels lonely and left out, especially since her boyfriend Steve is 2000 miles away on the West Coast. The three friends must now grapple with changing values.

"Includes current information on LGBTQ terminology, evolving understandings of gender identity and sexual identity, LGBTQ rights, and more. Other advice covers topics such as coming out, confronting prejudice, getting support, making healthy choices, and thriving in school and beyond"--Amazon.

Explains why coming out is such a significant aspect of living life as an LGBTQ person and how to make the experience positive and right for you.

"Deena starts receiving letters from her older sister Mandy, whom everyone thinks is dead, claiming that their family's blighted history is actually a curse and leading Deena on a cross-country hunt to find her sister and heal their family's rotten past--or rip it apart forever"--Provided by publisher.