What If Someone I Know Is Gay?: Answers To Questions About Gay And Lesbian People (Plugged In)

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* How can you tell if you are gay? Do you just wake up one day and discover that you are?* Can gay people change?* My buddy told me he has a crash on me. What do I say?* Do gay people have children? Will their children be gay, too?* What do gay people do when they have sex?* What should you do if kids call you 'fag' or threaten to hurt you?All the questions that kids want to ask are here, grouped in chapters such as 'Friends and Family', 'School', 'Love and Sex', and 'Discrimination', and answered frankly and reasonably by Eric Marcus, author of the best-selling adult book Is It a Choice?: Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gay and Lesbian People (HarperCollins/San Francisco, 1993).This book is for teenage kids who are wondering about their own sexuality and where they can go to find guidance as well as for 'straight' kids who may not really know what being gay means. The sexual information is forthright without being too graphic; the tone throughout is reassuring and objective; and Eric Marcus also includes quotes from real teenagers -- gay ones and not -- to give their perspective on the various topics.