Savin-Williams, Ritch C

Explores identity and sexuality as told by today's generation of gay young men through a series of interviews with teens and men in their early twenties and offers a contemporary perspective on key life milestones.

Draws on more than 150 interviews with teens to explore how teenagers make the decision to tell their parents they are gay and how families react to the news, discussing how the coming out experience differs for girls and boys and offering insight into common parent-child dynamics.