Description
Book SynopsisThis work combines autobiographical sources, personal interviews, and questions for reflection to explore issues relevant to everyone's sexual orientation or gender status, be they heterosexual or gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersexual. Very few books address these topics for low-vision readers. Considering older readers with vision changes: more GLBTI people than ever before are moving to assistive living and other care environments. Tools to help them be open about who they are, and to help those around them be more understanding, are very important. Silent Lives is helpful for personal journaling and sharing with relatives and friends, and is also very useful as a college text, therapy supplement, or a catalyst for group discussions. This book will provide insights and inspire conversations for low-vision readers (of every age) that can help improve understandings and connections for everyone involved. The standard-sized text edition is available with a full index.
Trade ReviewAccessible, informative, and practical, long-time activist Sara Boesser has done her part here in bravely helping to shed light on how the pressure to pass as heterosexual in order to achieve safety and acceptance impacts individuals, institutions, and society. . . . Boesser succeeds in peeling away the silences—layer by layer. . . . -- Andrew R. Gottlieb Ph.D
Silent Lives is a graphic and accurate description of the high costs of the closet, not just to individuals but to society, written by a human rights activist who knows what she’s talking about. Frequently posed thought-provoking questions make this book appropriate for group discussion. I highly recommend it for people who sincerely want to know what they can do to further the cause of justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersexual people. -- Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Ph.D, co-author of Is the Homosexual My Neighbor?: A Positive Christian Response, author of Sensuous Spirituality: Out from Fundamenta
