WHAT IF SOMEONE I KNOW IS GAY?
Answers to Questions About What it Means to be Gay and Lesbian
by Eric Marcus

"Hey, Mom?  Why do Uncle Doug and Uncle Pete sleep together?"
“Dad, do you think I’m gay?”

Kids have questions, sometimes very blunt questions. And they deserve answers. The problem is, when it comes to answering questions about gay and lesbian people and issues, most grownups are unsure at best, and clueless or prejudiced, at worst. 

In a completely revised and expanded edition of What If Someone I Know Is Gay?, Eric Marcus offers teens the no-nonsense, age-appropriate answers they're looking for and deserve. And at the same time, in a new chapter specifically for parents, he throws adults a welcome lifeline when they're faced with questions and/or issues that leave them struggling for the right thing to say or do. What If Someone I Know Is Gay? also includes extensive resource listings.
  
Eric covers all the essential questions young people—and their parents—are likely to have, whether those questions are about a friend, relative, or themselves, including: 

•Does a person just decide to become gay?
•How do I know if I'm a lesbian? 
•Does God love gay people? 
•How do gay people have sex?
•Can gay people get married?
•What can I do if someone calls me names or bullies me?

At a time when far too many adults still accept time-worn myths as fact, Eric Marcus provides a much-needed, fair-minded voice for a new generation of young people and their concerned parents. 

Eric Marcus is a former associate producer for both ABC’s “Good Morning America” and CBS Morning News.  He's the author of ten books, including Making Gay History, Why Suicide?, and Breaking the Surface, the #1 New York Times bestselling autobiography of Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis.  

For more information about What If Someone I Know Is Gay? or to speak to Eric Marcus, please contact Eric directly at eric@ericmarcus.com or through his website at www.ericmarcus.com.

What if someone i know is gay?:
Answers to questions about what it means to be gay and lesbian
by Eric Marcus
Simon Pulse
Publication Date: September 25, 2007
ISBN 1-4169-49704
$8.99/Ages 14 & up

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