Family Outing: A Guide to the Coming-out Process for Gays, Lesbians and Their Families - Couverture souple

Bono, Chastity; Fitzpatrick, Billie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0330377353 ISBN 13 : 9780330377355

Editeur : Pan Books, 1999

Synopsis

A self-help book for parents and teens-to-early-twenties on coming out. Chastity Bono (daughter of Cher and Sonny) interweaves the story of her own experience with her parents with those of many others, offering practical advice on seeing yourself as normal (parents and kids alike). This is a frank account of her own and others' rites of passage, and a clear case for the acknowledgement being a form of empowerment for herself and others, parent and child.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Chastity Bono grew up in the spotlight cast on her parents, but nothing could have prepared her for the events of December 1990, when the tabloid newspaper the Star outed her to the world. Out at that time only to her family and close friends, the shock of that public revelation drove Chastity back into the closet. Coming out to her family had been difficult, and four years passed before Chastity decided, with both of her parents' blessing, to come out publicly on her own terms -- and to unexpected acclaim -- on the cover of The Advocate. But the arduousness of her own experience had revealed to Chastity the need for a book that could guide gays and lesbians and their families through the minefield of the coming-out process. In Family Outing, Chastity weaves her story into those of other gays and lesbians of diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds to illustrate and advise about the phases, pitfalls, and rewards of coming out. She also relates Cher's side, along with the experiences of other parents of gays and lesbians, so that parents will be able to turn to the book for advice and support.

Présentation de l'éditeur

What distinguishes this widely praised book from other coming-out guides is its focus on family. Drawing on her own experience coming out to her celebrity parents, Cher and Sonny Bono, as well as on the experiences of many other young people throughout the country, Chastity Bono describes the challenges and rewards of coming out -- for gays, lesbians, and their families.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pan Books
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0330377353
• ISBN 13: 9780330377355
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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