Ian Rivers

Neil Duncan

Provides researchers and practitioners with a baseline upon which to develop research or enhance an understanding of ways of conceptualising and challenging bullying related to gender, sexuality, and transgender status.

Experiences and Discourses of Sexuality and Gender

Bullying

Valerie E. Besag

Explores the many types of bullying in public schools and examines the effects bullying can have on the lives of students, their parents, and their teachers. Discusses how to proactively resolve bullying issues and improve the social dynamics of one's school and classroom.

A Handbook for Educators and Parents

Richard Ward

Mike Sutherland

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people often face unique challenges as they grow older. It is vital that those providing them with care and support understand their needs, wishes and experiences. This book demonstrates how biographical approaches can increase understanding about the distinct perspectives of older LGBT people, enhancing inclusive care and support. Chapters explore people's expectations and fears surrounding care and service provision, the impact of discrimination, and specific issues such as HIV, dementia and end-of-life care. The importance of understanding people's whole lives in order to meet their needs is demonstrated, drawing on the examples of community projects that provide services and build networks. The voices of older LGBT people are heard throughout the book through the use of case examples and original research. This insightful book will be essential reading for all those supporting or caring for older LGBT people, as well as students and researchers in the health and social work fields.

Biographical Approaches for Inclusive Care and Support

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ageing

This book is intended for readers who might prefer a quieter book cover. So, this is the same Cilla's Dilemma story dressed in simple black. The original colorful cover represents Cilla in her imagination where she still enjoys running, skipping and dancing and isn't quite ready to give them up. Priscilla comes back to school after a long absence anticipating how wonderful it will be to see her friends again to discover that things at school have changed in a dramatic way and not for the better! There is a new kid named Dexter who has managed to have such a profound influence over her friends that they are all looking and acting... ALIKE! Cilla has to decide what she is willing to do and how much she is willing to give up to please her friends. The story is in lyrical rhyming text that is fun to read dramatically aloud, great for family reading sessions. It is an educational tool for building vocabulary with an extensive glossary and index in the back. The glossary definitions define the words specifically as they are used in the story. The book is also intended to help Intermediate and Advanced English language learners with 50 colorful illustrations that reflect the text content and the rhyming text reinforces pronunciation.

A Cautionary Tale about Fitting In

Cilla's Dilemma

Out of the Ordinary: Representations of LGBT Lives is a book that introduces readers to the politics and practices of representation as they apply to the lives and perspectives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups and individuals. The chapters collected in this volume issue a challenge to the ordinariness of heterosexuality, and an associated invisibility of those who are situated outside of or beyond the ordinary. The book demonstrates that social and cultural representations serve as both a site of fruitful reinvention and a battleground for the emergence and visibility of ‘non-normative’ voices and interests. It will support readers in developing an in-depth understanding of the politics of sexuality and gender identity alongside a broader appreciation of the diverse terrain and conditions under which a multiplicity of identities are negotiated, contested and regulated in everyday life.

Ian Rivers

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