This book is a valuable resource that combines autobiographical sources, personal interviews, and questions for reflection to explore issues relevant to everyone's sexual orientation and gender status, be they heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersexual. Its readily accessible format assists individuals, study groups, civic groups, spiritual groups, or congregations create an open forum for the discussion of sexuality. It is helpful for personal journaling and sharing with relatives and friends, and is also very useful as a college text, therapy supplement, and as a catalyst for group discussions regarding gay, lesbian, and bisexual issues; gay rights; the coming-out process; and gay marriage.

"Inspiring, Hopeful and Affirming! Silent Lives stands as a beacon of light for the healing of our larger humanity." - Amazon.Com

"Readers not well informed about GLBT will find…[Silent Lives]…to be as inspiring as the author intended. This book would be a good choice for the general public…including parents, friends, relatives, coworkers, educators, and social service personnel / practitioners…as an excellent example of the discourse about the coming-out process." - The Journal Of Glbt Family Studies

"Sara Boesser has written a radiantly beautiful book that asks us to consider the profound spiritual, emotional and social costs of silence and of "passing", both for those whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual, and for those who are." - Jampasong: A Journal Of Witness