Jesse Monteagudo: This review was originally published in Gay Today (3/31/03). It is reprinted with permission from www.gaytoday.badpuppy.com online. Jesse Monteagudo is a freelance writer and gay book lover who lives in South Florida with his life partner. You can write to him at jessemonteagudo@aol.com.
Kevin Jennings, executive director of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), is one of Newsweek's “100 people to watch in the new century” and an acknowledged authority on education and gay youth. In Always My Child, written with Pat Shapiro, Jennings and Shapiro help parents understand and support their gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or questioning children. Based on Jennings's own life experiences and those of other GLBTQ people, “this guidebook will give you commonsense, plain English explanations of the issues and . . . how to deal with them” as well as “guidelines for the four essential keys to making your home a safe haven for your teen.”:
1. Separate your issues from your child's.
2. Get the facts.
3. Keep the lines of communication open.
4. Create an open atmosphere.
“The key to a happy family - and happy children - is the parent.” Always My Child should make many a happy family.
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