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a positive guide to gay and lesbian self-esteem
A guide for dealing with every aspect of homosexuality by Dr. Pimental-Habib, a clinical psychologist.
Introduction: This is not just another how-to book -- part 1. Understandings and beginnings. On self-esteem and the roots of homophobia ; On meditation and coming out ; Everyday life, part I: altered states of consciousness ; Everyday life, part II: self-esteem messages ; Progressive relaxation ; The sailboat visualization ; The safe place image -- part 2. Challenges to healthy self-esteem. Childhood and family. Why is my room blue? ; Parent-pleasing/people-pleasing ; Kids say the darndest things, revised ; Re-parenting for parents -- Adulthood and relationships. What a difference a gay makes ; A thing of beauty is a boy forever ; What was I thinking? ; Surviving grief -- Society. The religious right is neither ; Slum-thinking ; The road to wholeness: a path, not a pill -- part 3. Growing on from here. Self-nurturance ; Self-assessments ; Unity in the community: resources ; Conclusion: Whose choice is it, anyway?
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.