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Raising LGBTQ allies : a parent's guide to changing the messages from the playground / Chris Tompkins.

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"Raising LGBTQ Allies is the first book to focus on the prevention of homophobia, transphobia, and bullying before they begin. It encourages families to have open and authentic conversations in a practical, timely, and inclusive way. It also creates a dialogue with parents around the possibility they may have an LGBTQ child"-- Provided by publisher.
Tompkins focuses on the prevention of homophobia, transphobia, and bullying before they begin. Creating a dialogue with parents around the possibility they may have an LGBTQ child, he encourages families to have open and authentic conversations in a practical, timely, and inclusive way. Offering specific actions that can be taken to address heteronormativity and challenge societal beliefs, Tompkins shows that change begins with us and what we say, as much as what we choose not to say. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781538136263
  • ISBN: 1538136260
  • Physical Description: xx, 233 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Homophobia > Prevention.
Transphobia > Prevention.
Bullying > Prevention.
Parents of sexual minority youth.
Toleration.
Friendship.
Sexual minorities.
Gay people.
Lesbians.
Transgender people.
Genre: Self-help publications.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

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  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 306.766 TOMPKINS 2021 (Text) 0001002447033 Nonfiction Available -

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Raising LGBTQ Allies : A Parent's Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground
Raising LGBTQ Allies : A Parent's Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground
by TOMPKINS, John Chris
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Raising LGBTQ Allies : A Parent's Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground


Creating LGBTQ allies and a world where closets don't exist happens one child at a time. And it begins with each of us. No matter who we are or where we come from, we all play on the same playground. There are certain collective societal messages we hear growing up that we either consciously or subconsciously believe. As a result, we develop certain belief systems from which we operate our lives. Raising LGBTQ Allies sheds light on the deeper, multi-faceted layers of homophobia. It opens up a conversation with parents around the possibility they may have an LGBTQ child, and shows how heteronormativity can be harmful if not addressed clearly and early. Although not every parent will have an LGBTQ child, their child will jump rope or play tag with a child who is LGBTQ. By showing readers the importance of having open and authentic conversations with children at a young age, Chris Tompkins walks parents through the many ways they can prevent new generations from adopting homophobic and transphobic beliefs, while helping them explore their own subconscious biases. Offering specific actions parents, family members, and caregivers can take to help navigate conversations, address heteronormativity, and challenge societal beliefs, Raising LGBTQ Allies serves as a guide to help normalize being LGBTQ from a young age. Creating allies and a world where closets don't exist happens one child at a time. And it begins with each of us and what we say, as much as what we choose not to say.

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