Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identities and Youth

"This is a valuable collection of reviews that provides a feel for the research territory and an excellent starting point for further research. In some ways it is also a document that reflects a social history of, and changing ideas about, this marginalised group. It is a must for those working in this important area of research."

• PART I: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS ; 1. Psychosocial Change at Puberty and Beyond: Understanding Adolescent Sexuality and Sexual Orientation ; 2. Biological Factors in the Development of Sexual Orientation ; 3. Exotic becomes Erotic: Integrating Biological and Experiential Antecedents of Sexual Orientation ; PART II: PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES ; 4. Toward a Reconceptualization of the Coming-Out Process for Adolescent Females ; 5. Developmental Trajectories of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youths ; 6. Intimacy Development, Gender, and Ethnicity among Sexual-Minority Youths ; PART III: ISSUES FOR INTERVENTION AND SOCIAL CHANGE ; 7. Avoiding HIV/AIDS and the Challenge of Growing Up Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual ; 8. The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths in University Communities ; 9. The Victimization of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths ; 10. Counseling Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths ; 11. Educational Reform and Sexual Identity: Conflicts and Challenges ; 12. Social Change, Sexual Diversity, and Tolerance for Bisexuality in the United States ; Index