The New Gay Teenager

Ritch C. Savin-Williams

  • 2005 Distinguished Book Award from the American Psychological Association Division 44

Preface

1. Why the New Gay Teenager?

2. Who's Gay?

3. In the Beginning... Was Gay Youth

4. Models or Trajectories?

5. Feeling Different

6. Same-Sex Attractions

7. First Sex

8. Identity

9. Resilience and Diversity

10. Refusing and Resisting Sexual Identity Labels

Notes

References

Index

  • Cover: The New Gay Teenager

Ritch C. Savin-Williams is Professor of Clinical and Developmental Psychology at Cornell University and author of "Mom, Dad. I'm Gay": How Families Negotiate Coming Out.