Michael C. LaSala
THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE, RESEARCH-BASED BOOK ON COMING OUT THAT CLINICIANS, SCHOLARS, AND TEACHERS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. The inclusion of the coming out and disclosure processes of transgender persons, bisexuals, and older adults is especially valuable and informative. The excellent chapter on intervening in schools, the workplace, and society at-large make this volume a standout among its peers.
(Michael C. LaSala, PhD, LCSW; Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
Yolanda C. Padilla
Brings together the existing body of empirical research on coming out and synthesizes the models that have been developed to understand this life transition of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons. . . . Clearly delineates the often blurred processes of coming out and disclosure, creatively organizing them within a coherent life course perspective. Special attention is given to the significance of the contextual effects of race, class, age, immigration, and historical period in our understanding of private discovery and public revelation of LGBT identity. The section on working with clients who are coming out or who want to reveal their sexual orientation or gender identity offers relevant information for practitioners. . . . This comprehensive compilation of research on the coming out experience can SERVE AS A SOUND FOUNDATION FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE with LGBT people, their families, and their community and social system, including schools and the work place. (Yolanda C. Padilla, PhD, LMSW-AP, Professor of Social Work and Women's Studies, School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin)
Robert B. Ridinger
Hunter's SOLIDLY WRITTEN book addresses the topic from the perspective of social service practitioners, in particular the persistent omission of training in issues important in the provision of effective services to LGBT populations from their professional preparation and continuing education. . . . Of greatest value is the detailed discussion and exploration of the concept of heterosexism as framing the environment within which all coming out actions and events take place—and some of its consequences such as antigay violence, and the separation of 'coming out' from 'disclosure', the meaning often assigned to it. (Robert B. Ridinger, MA, MLS; Full Professor, Northern Illinois University Libraries; Author)
