Join us for a reading from When Your Child Is Gay: What You Need to Know, by Wesley C. Davidson and Jonathan L. Tobkes MD, with foreword by Cason Crane. Davidson and Tobkes will read from their book, followed by a Q&A.

About When Your Child Is Gay: What You Need to Know:

Coming out can be fraught with difficulty for both parents and child—but Wesley C. Davidson, a popular blogger on gay rights issues, and Dr. Jonathan Tobkes, a New York City-based psychiatrist, provide a road map so families can better navigate this rocky emotional terrain. Emphasizing communication and unconditional love, Davidson and Tobkes help parents untangle their own feelings, identify and overcome barriers to acceptance, encourage strong self-esteem in their child, handle negative or hostile reactions to their child’s sexual identity, and more. Filled with case studies and interviews, along with useful action plans and conversation starters, this is a positive, progressive guide to raising healthy, well-adjusted adults.

Wesley C. Davidson has written about parenting and health for such publications as Adoptive Families, Good Housekeeping, and Family Fun. The mother of a gay adult son, she has guest blogged for parenting websites on the topic of raising gay children, a subject she tackles in her own blog .https://straightparentgaykid.blogspot.com. She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and The Authors Guild. Wesley lives in Vero Beach, Florida. Her web address is www.wesleycullendavidson.com.

Jonathan Tobkes, M.D. is a psychiatrist in Manhattan. His practice includes straight parents who have gay and lesbian children as well as gay children. He teaches and supervises psychiatry residents at The New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan. Dr. Tobkes lives in New York City with his husband and their two children. His web address is www.jonathantobkesmd.com.