Personas The series, Sammy & Friends, is made for kids, but can be helpful for adults too. Research shows that more older straight people were familiar with gay and lesbian orientations but less familiar with nearly everything else. While younger straight people were more familiar with trans and bi, they still had a lack of familiarity with other orientations and gender identities. Among the less familiar orientations and identities were pan and genderfluid, which is why these were chosen as Sammy’s orientation and gender identity. Everyone interviewed who was straight stated they were willing to learn more about the community and what all the orientations or identities mean. College students today grew up in an era when LGBT people were known and heard, whereas older people often did not, depending on where they were from. Children today are growing up in an era where the LGBT community is larger than ever and their voices are being increasingly heard. A book like How Sammy Came Out can help them understand more about this community in a way that is accessible and simple, but not condescending. 18
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