Voices of Lgbtq+: A Conversation Starter for Understanding, Supporting, and Protecting Gay, Bi, Trans, and Queer People
Though the mainstream acceptance of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Queer community has made leaps and bounds over the past few years, many pivotal groups within our modern society still respond to the LGBTQ] community with an overwhelming, knee-jerk reaction of "us" vs. "them." Despite the progress that has been made, misunderstanding, hatred, animosity, aggression, and violence still affect this community on a deep level. Lynda Wolters knows firsthand: a strong ally, she has come to know, understand, and have a deep respect for the community through her son, who is gay.
Including highly personal, real-world anecdotes, Voices of LGBTQ+ helps outline some of the most critical challenges the community faces today, with topical insights into:
Homelessness
Hate crimes
Suicide
Economic challenges
Discrimination and lack of equality
Religious and biblical conflicts
Though judgment a
Author: Lynda Wolters
Publisher: Mascot Books
Published: 08/04/2020
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781645431480
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/25/2020
About the Author
Wolters, Lynda: - Lynda was born and raised in a tiny farming community of four hundred in northern Idaho, where she worked on the family farm. After high school, she traveled to New York to be a nanny for a few months before moving to Las Vegas to further her education. She moved back home to Idaho to raise her three sons while working in the legal field, a career that spanned over thirty years.
Watching her gay son navigate the LGBTQ] community and the world in general, Lynda recognized a need to educate others""through a parent's eye""on what LGBTQ+ people endure that others are immune or ignorant to simply because of gender identity or sexual orientation.
Lynda lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with her husband and long-haired dachshund, Tucker "Bug," where she spends her days writing and volunteering. Voices of LGBTQ+ is the second in the Voices Book Series, following the successful Voices of Cancer.