Queere Kinder

When the 12-year-old explains at dinner that she is in love with a girl, or when the 16-year-old comes out as genderfluid, many parents are initially perplexed, worried, and wonder if this is just a phase or experimentation, or something more?

Verena Carl, mother of a queer teenager, and Christiane Kolb, a sexologist, provide knowledge and advice to parents of queer children—whether they are lesbian, non-binary, trans*, or without any label at all. They offer comprehensive information on the diversity of sexual orientations and gender identities, which children and adolescents today navigate much more naturally than previous generations.

Their informed and empathetic approach to a topic that is often challenging for parents is accompanied by numerous interviews, including one with a trans* boy, the father of a lesbian daughter, as well as a psychologist, a physician, and a sociologist. Exercises for dealing with conflicting feelings, guidelines for family conversations on equal footing, and a detailed glossary complete the book.