Oddly Normal One Family's Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality

This book was a memoir written by John Schwartz. The story took place outside NYC in New Jersey. It was about his son Joe and his struggle through elementary to high school about being gay. I found it very interesting since I am friends with several LGBT people. I liked seeing the inside mind of how a father dwelt with trying to advocate for his kid and identifying the signs he saw from an early age of being gay. He also provided statistics and information about LGBT youth. Joe struggled with his teachers and it was hard to find any support for kids that are gay. He went through a suicide incident and had to be taken to the hospital. He encountered many psychologists who tried to label him as having autism or Asperger's but he didn't have these conditions. In middle school he found support in a center in NYC that provided services and fun activities for LGBT kids. After attending the center for a few months he finally felt comfortable enough to come out at school. He attended a LGBT camp. It was great to hear it from a parents perceptive on dealing with Joe struggle but it would have been interesting to read it from Joe's perceptive.