Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Health Guides - RainbowSauce: GLBT Resources for The Best in Queer Reading

The gay and lesbian health books on this page vary from physical to mental health, covering many topics that are important to men and women everywhere - some gay, lesbian, bi or transgender specific, others just general health guides. This section includes many books on HIV/AIDs, gay and lesbian therapy, prejudice in healthcare, breast cancer and various other issues.

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	All Books by Walter O. Bockting, Sheila, MD Kirk - Authors of : Transgender and HIV : Risks, Prevention, and Care Paperback - 181 pages 1st edition (May 15, 2001) Haworth Press; ISBN: 0789012685 "TransGender Studies; Health; This volume presents the first collection of reports on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the world's transgender community. It includes a thorough description of the unique HIV risks of transgender people and exposes their largely neglected health and social service needs. This unique book also reports on the first generation of prevention interventions targeting this community, discusses guidelines for providing sex reassignment services to HIV-positive transsexuals, and encourages collaboration between communities at risk, researchers, and people in the helping professions." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Charles Neal, Dominic Davies - Author of : Pink Therapy: A Guide for Counsellors and Therapists Working With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients Paperback (July 1996) Open Univ Pr; ISBN: 0335191452 "GLBT Health; A guide for counselors and therapists working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients, providing an overview of their psychology and examining the differences between sexual minorities and heterosexuals. Proposes a model of gay affirmative therapy which challenges pathologizing models, and addresses issues surrounding working with single clients, couples, parenting, younger and older people, substance and partner abuse, and spirituality." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Gabriele Griffin - Author of : Representations of HIV and AIDS : Visibility Blue/S Paperback (April 2001) Manchester Univ Pr; ISBN: 0719047110 *~~ Featured Book Review ~~* "What happened to the plague of HIV/AIDS that once seemed so threatening? Gabriele Griffin argues that the explosion of HIV/AIDS into highly visible cultural forms, from movies, theatre, activist interventions, and art from the late-1980s to the mid-1990s has been replaced by a retreat to artistic invisibility. Griffin suggests that changes in the understanding of HIV/AIDS, the shift from "dying of the disease" to "living with it" in Western cultures, and a failure to grasp the full extent of the growth and impact of HIV/AIDS in a number of African and Asian countries has led to the "death" of the disease in the Western media." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Billy E. Jones MD and Marjorie J. Hill Phd - Editors of : Mental Health Issues in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities Paperback: 118 pages ; 1st edition (May 2002) Amer Psychiatric Pr; ISBN: 1585620696 "GLBT Health; GLBT Studies; Five chapters, attempting to avoid societal effects of bias and prejudice, look at some of the broad issues in the psychiatric treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. After a review of the mental health development of normal sexual minority youth, the subject of aging and sexual orientation is addressed. Psychiatric professional issues related to child custody, discrimination, domestic violence, immigration, and other legal proceedings involving one or more same-sex oriented individuals are also discussed. The theoretical basis for sexual conversion (or "reparative") therapies are questioned and their side effects are reported. Finally, issues related to transgender communities are reviewed." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Dr. Sheila Kirk - Author of : Feminizing Hormonal Therapy For The Transgendered (5th Edition) Mass Market Paperback - 104 pages 5th edition (August 1, 1999) Together Lifeworks; ISBN: 1887796045 "GLBT Health; Feminizing Hormonal Therapy For The Transgendered, the most highly-read and recommended book on the feminization of the transgendered, has been expanded and updated to include the most effective feminizing hormonal regimens and recent research findings. Vital, accurate and insightful information on safe and effective hormonal regimens, realistic expectations and possible complications are candidly addressed by gynecologic surgeon, Sheila Kirk, MD. Natural hormones, measurement and self-exam guidelines and answers to the most commonly asked questions are also featured." Click to buy this book in USA:
	All Books by Lynellyn D. Long, E. Maxine Ankrah - Author of : Women's Experiences with HIV/AIDS Paperback - 352 pages 0 edition (May 15, 1997) Columbia Univ Pr; ISBN: 023110605X "GLBT Health; Provides a decidedly feminist perspective on the issue of HIV / AIDS. The editors have gathered an eclectic group of contributors, balanced along the lines of gender and discipline. All chapters are well-written, provocative, and challenging. . . . Two major perspectives are represented by the book as a whole: health care professional and personal lived-experienced. . . . Throughout, gender inequities about this unique disease and its management are addressed in powerful ways." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Mary O'Donnell - Author of : HIV/AIDs: Loss, Grief, Challenge And Hope Paperback - 200 pages (May 1, 1996) Taylor & Francis; ISBN: 1560323302 "GLBT Health; This guide for professionals who are working in the complex area of HIV/AIDS provides practical guidance and solutions. Each chapter describes specific needs and solutions based on the options available and personal choice." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by K. Jean Peterson - Editor of : Health Care for Lesbians and Gay Men: Confronting Homophobia and Heterosexism Paperback - 121 pages (September 1996) Haworth (T); ISBN: 1560230797 "GLBT Health; GLBT Studies; Eight articles addressing specific health care issues affecting gay men and lesbians. The contributors, mainly from the social work field, present strategies in dealing with negative bias toward both groups, practical intervention, alternative programs, and suggestions for both financial and legal advocacy. These general concerns are applied to a variety of health care situations, including general care delivery, reproduction, substance abuse and dependency, and long-term hospice care." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Caitlin Ryan and Donna Futterman - Authors of : Lesbian and Gay Youth Paperback - 256 pages 0 edition (August 15, 1998) Columbia Univ Pr; ISBN: 0231111916 *~~ Featured Book Review ~~* "The authors of this essential new guide maintain that lesbian and gay adolescents "rarely receive health education and counseling in a way that is relevant to them." Health and emotional risks to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered youth are heightened by prejudice and the chance of antigay violence, as well as by the need for secrecy. In fact, the problems of disclosure may be the greatest impediment to appropriate health care for gay minors, who (often rightly) fear that their parents will be informed of their sexuality or their medical conditions. Health care providers have been working without clinical care guidelines for gay youth, let alone a single resource that brings together protocols for assessment, treatment, and psychosocial care" Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by James Donald Smith, Ronald J. Mancoske - Author of : Rural Gays and Lesbians : Building on the Strengths of Communities Paperback - 152 pages (March 1998) Haworth (T); ISBN: 1560231068 "GLBT Health; Looks at Problems in Rural Communities - Provides Advice on Mental Health Issues" Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:
	All Books by Joy S. Whitman and Cynthia J. Boyd - Editors of : The Therapist's Notebook for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Psychotherapy Hardcover (March 2003) Haworth Clinical Practice Press; ISBN: 0789012529 "GLBT Health Books; Most therapy is set up in a heterosexist context. Explore the issues facing your gay, lesbian, and bisexual clients--and how to deal with them. The Therapist's Notebook for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients offers therapists treating lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients innovative, practical interventions plus homework and hands-on activities tailored to these populations. Use the notebook to explore the issues surrounding coming out, homophobia in the workplace, spirituality, identity formation, and issues that require a non-heterosexist approach, such as domestic violence and relationship concerns. Grounded in current theory, each chapter explains the rationale for the activity it proposes, includes contraindications, and provides a list of helpful resources for therapists and clients." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada:
	All Books by Michael T. Wright, B. R. Simon Rosser, Onno De Zwart - Authors of : New International Directions in HIV Prevention For Gay and Bisexual Men Paperback - 212 pages (August 1998) Harrington Park Pr; ISBN: 1560231165 "GLBT Health; A collection of articles discussing the future of HIV prevention for gay and bisexual men." Click to buy this book in USA, Canada, UK:

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