A Resource Manual for Rural Sexual Minority Youth
and the Adults who Serve Them


Resources

Organizations
Books and other media

Books and Other Media

Books

Adams, M. (1996). The Preacher’s Son. Window Books. (ISBN: 1889829005)

Bell, D. & Valentine, G. (1995). Mapping Desire. New York: Routledge (ISBN: 0415111641)

Fellows, W. (1998). Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. (ISBN: 0299150844)

Jennings, K. (1994). One Teacher in 10: Gay and Lesbian Educators Tell Their Stories. Alyson Publications. (ISBN: 1555832636)

Osborne, K.L. & Spurlin, W.J. (1996). Reclaiming the Heartland: Lesbian and Gay Voices from the Midwest. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. (ISBN: 0816627541)

Smith, J.D. & Mancoske, R.J. (1998). Rural Gays and Lesbians: Building on the Strengths of Communities. Binghamton: The Harrington Park Press. (ISBN: 1560231068)

Sonnie, A. (2000). Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology. Alyson Publications. (ISBN: 1555835589)

Curricula

“Not Round Here, Affirming Diversity, Challenging Homophobia: Rural Service Providers Training Manual” http://www.hreoc.gov.au/pdf/human_rights/Not_round_here.pdf

Multimedia

Big Eden (video) (800) 438-9653 http://www.bigeden.com

Coming Out in Rural America (video) (800) 228-4630
http://gpn.unl.edu/search.asp?catalog_name=GPN&subject=&gradelevel=&keyword=rural+america

Farm Family: In Search of Gay Life in Rural America (video) http://www.tjoemurray.com/projectspage.html

Gay in the Heartland (radio) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4584125

Jim in Bold (video) http://www.jiminbold.com/index.cfm

Nothing Like Dreaming (video) http://www.nothinglikedreaming.com

Southern Comfort (video) http://www.nextwavefilms.com/southern/index.html

Articles

Boulden, W. (2001). Gay men living in a rural environment. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 12(3-4), 63-75.

Cody, P., & Welch, P. (1997). Rural gay men in northern New England: Life experiences and coping styles. Journal of Homosexuality, 33(1), 51-67.

D’Augelli, A., & Hart, M. (1987). Gay women, men and families in rural settings: Toward development of helping communities. American Journal of Community Psychology, 15(1), 79-93.

Foster, S. (1997). Rural lesbians & gays: Public perceptions, worker perceptions and service delivery. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 7(3), 23-35.

Haag, A.M. & Chang, F.K. (1997). The impact of electronic networking on the lesbian and gay community. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 7(3), 83-94.

Kramer, J.L. (1995). Bachelor farmers and spinsters: Gay and lesbian identities and communities in rural North Dakota. In Bell, D. & Valentine, G. (Eds.). Mapping Desire. New York: Routledge.

Lindhorst, T. (1997). Lesbian and gay men in the country: Practice implications for rural social workers. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 7(3), 1-11.

Mancoske, R.J. (1997). Rural HIV/AIDS social services for gays and lesbians. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 7(3), 37-52.

Mann, W.M. (1997). Portraits of social service programs for rural sexual minorities. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 7(3), 95-103.

McCarthy, L. (2000). Poppies in a wheat field: Exploring the lives of rural lesbians. Journal of Homosexuality, 39(1), 75-94.

Moses, A., & Buckner, J. (1982). The special problems of rural gay clients. In A. Moses & R. Hawkines, Jr. (Eds.), Counseling lesbian women and gay men: A life-issues approach (pp. 173-180). St. Louis: C.V. Mosby Company.

Oswald, R., & Culton, L. (2003). Under the rainbow: Rural gay life and its relevance for family providers. Family Relations, 52(1), 72.

Smith, J. (1997). Working with larger systems: Rural lesbians and gays. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 7(3), 13-22.

Snively, C. (2004). Building community-based alliances between GLBTQQA youth and adults in rural settings. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 16(3/4), 99-112.

Waldo, C., Hesson-McInnis, M., & D’Augelli, A. (1998). Antecedents and consequences of victimization of lesbian, gay, and bisexual young people: A structural model comparing rural university and urban samples. American Journal of Community Psychology, 26(2), 307-334.

Snively, C. (2004). Building community-based alliances between GLBTQQA youth and adults in rural settings. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 16(3/4), 99-112.

Waldo, C., Hesson-McInnis, M., & D’Augelli, A. (1998). Antecedents and consequences of victimization of lesbian, gay, and bisexual young people: A structural model comparing rural university and urban samples. American Journal of Community Psychology, 26(2), 307-334