Alfred Kinsey shocked the nation with his assertion in The Kinsey Report (1948) that ten per cent of the male population of the United States was homosexual. There is continuing debate over the exactness of that estimate, but since that time millions of gay men and women have begun to live their lives with an openness unimaginable at any previous time in the history of this country.

Even in the new century, coming out is no simple matter. There are few social supports in our culture to help the gay or lesbian young person define an identity. Religious and political ideologies often portray the homosexual man or woman as sick or sinful or woefully mistaken; intimate same-sex partnerships still do not have the protection of law that heterosexual unions have.

The books and DVDs in this section address the complex issues around defining an identity as a gay man or woman; dealing with the process of coming out and claiming a new identity; and the effects on families – parents, siblings, spouses, children – of this new identity. Medical and health concerns are also addressed in many of the volumes.

See also: Intimate Relationships; Men’s Sexual Health; Women’s Sexual Health; Sexuality; Self-Esteem and Assertiveness

Positive Sexuality Resources is a list of recommended readings on many facets of sexuality and human sexual behavior, with an emphasis on sexuality as a positive force in life.

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