Silent Lives: How High a Price?

by Sara L. Boesser

 

Silent Lives: How High a Price?

Sara L. Boesser

Hamilton Books, an imprint of University Press of America Inc.

 

Author Sara Boesser examines the consequences a sexual minority person suffers when attempting to pass as heterosexual and/or as of a traditional gender expression. Boesser also looks at how society as a whole is affected when an individual is pressured to hide his/her sexual identity.

This book contains autobiographical sources, person interviews and questions for reflection to explore issues relevant to everyone’s sexual orientation and gender status, be that heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersexual.

Silent Lives: How High a Price? Is helpful for personal journaling, as a college text, a therapy supplement or as a catalyst for group discussions.

Boesser grew up and still lives in Juneau, Alaska, and is a graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in anthropology. She is a human rights advocate who has received numerous awards for her work for equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation, and for equal access for people who experience disabilities.

(as published in Family & Friends Magazine, July 2005)