Introduction V

Acknowledgements VII

Chapter 1: That Gay Thing

**Speakout on Gays and Lesbians
**Are You or Aren't You?
**Can You Tell?
**Fate or Choice?

**Oh My God...What If I'm Gay?
** **by Melissa Lee Gruenler

**AND ANOTHER THING… I Think I Might Be Gay
** **by PFLAG (Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays)

**Don't Be Afraid to Ask
** **by Jessica Vicuña
** ** **with excerpts from Is It a Choice?

**Myths and Facts
** **by Saretta Andrea Burkett

**Straight, but Not Narrow-Minded
** **by Zenzile Greene

Chapter 2: Friends and Family

**Speakout on Gays and Lesbians
**Do You Know Any?
**Gays at School?

**Some of My Best Friends Are...
** **by Rohan A. Dewar

**Let Me Get this Straight-You're Gay?
** **by Archie Harris

**AND ANOTHER THING…
**All They Had to Do Was Ask
** **by Archie Harris

**Coming Out to Mom
** **by Sandra Leon

**My Favorite Uncle Is HIV-Positive
** **by Kia Thomas

**My Friend Marisol
** **by Angi Baptiste

Chapter 3: Coming Out

**I Hated Myself
** **by David Miranda

**What Would You Do If I Was Gay?
** **by Gina Trapani

**The Journey of Two Gay Teens
** **reported by Frank Jones and Lorraine Fonseca

**A School Where I Can Be Myself
** **by Wilber Valenzuela

**AND ANOTHER THING…Who Was Harvey Milk?
** **by Wilber Valenzuela

**Learning to Live with AIDS
** **by Jessica Feliciano

**Is it Better to Live a Lie?
** **by Shameek Williamson

Chapter 4: Homophobia

**Speakout on Gays and Lesbians
**Changing Times?

**A Gay Teammate Comes Out
** **by Mike Hurdle

**Gays in Group Homes:
**Shunned, Insulted, Threatened
** **by Carlford Wadley

**Kicked Out Because She Was a Lesbian
** **by Carlford Wadley

**Gaybashers: What Are They Trying to Prove?
** **by Melissa Lee Gruenler

Chapter 5: Gender Benders

**My Roommate the Drag Queen
** **by Carlford Wadley

**A Minority within a Minority
** **by Lindsey Williams

**I'm Not a Gangsta B-tch and I'm Not Gay
** **by Donna Singletary

**Who Is RuPaul?
**A Man's Woman
** **by Wilber Valenzuela

**A Woman's Nightmare
** **by Lisa Markland

**Not Just Another Pretty Face
** **by Wilber Valenzuela

**The Bearded Lady
** **by Jasima Reyes

**A Girl Takes Control
** **by Troy Sean Welcome

Chapter 6: Looking Back

**Out of the Closet… and In the Life
** **by James Earl Hardy

**The Lesbian and Gay Posse of
**Youth Communication
** **by Crystal Weston

Chapter 7: Resources for Teachers

**How to Use this Book
**Questions for Writing and Discussion

**Coming Out, Coming of Age
** **by Andrew Humm

**Ten Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Role Models

**Anti-Discrimination Policies
**New York City Board of Education
**National Education Association (NEA)
**American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

**Speakout on Gays and Lesbians
**Gay Teachers?

**Dear Mom

**Resource List

**Who We Are