Out Spoken: Stories of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered Youth

Joyce Tenneson, Charles Decker

The major newsmedia recently reported on the outing and ultimate ousting of Maya Keyes by her ultra religious right-wing father, Washington politician Alan Keyes. Sadly, many young gay people in the United States and around the world suffer this kind of rejectionby their own intolerant parents. Their stories often go untold, except among close friends and supporters. \"Out on the Street: Stories of Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered Youth\" will help break this silence. \"Out on the Street\" combines 20 candid, first-person narratives with specially commissioned, intimate portraits by award-winning photographer Joyce Tenneson, along with childhood snapshots and personal memorabilia. Through touching and sometimes startling interviews, queer youths share their journeys of finding self-worth and academic success despite limitations of family, culture and society. Some describe the process...