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 And Then I Became Gay: Young's Men's Stories
by Ritc Savin Williams
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"...And Then I Became Gay is
about the lives of young men who express the complications, adversities, and
satisfactions of being a sexual outsider in North America during the 1980s and
1990s. Consisting of narratives which chronicle developmental progression from
first memories of being attracted to other males to a subsequent integration of
their sexual identity with a personal identity, this book is also unique in its
cross-section of men from different ethnic backgrounds. Although each story in
this volume has a personal meaning to the individual youth disclosing it,
aspects of these narratives can express a normative experience growing up gay or
bisexual during the past two decades. For many of the contributors and readers,
these stories may prove to be not only ones of coming out, but coming of age.
 Coming Out Every Day: A Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Man's Guide
by Ph.D. Bret K. Johnson
A practicing gay
psychologist helps men struggling with their sexual orientation come to terms
with themselves and with coming out - an estimated 10 percent of men in the
United States are either gay, bisexual, or questioning their sexual identity.
Many of the books and articles about coming out focus on the external
difficulties that gay or bisexual men face when they disclose their sexual
orientation to others: "How can I tell them? What should I say? How will they
react?" Less acknowledged is the internal struggle that many men undergo to
define their sexual identity, accept its unique characteristics, and "come out"
to themselves.
 Boys Like Us: Gay Writers Tell Their Coming Out Stories
by Patrick Merla
Accounts from contributors including Edmund White,
Philip Gambone, Christopher Bram, Michael Nava, Essex Hemphill, Tim
Miller, and Ed Sikov. Also includes a bibliography of other books
involving coming out.*
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 When
I Knew
by Robert Trachtenberg
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When I Knew is a collection of smart, uproarious, often poignant stories about
that revelatory moment for all gay men and women: when they first knew. In this
gorgeously illustrated, cleverly designed full-color book, acclaimed fashion and
celebrity photographer Robert Trachtenberg brings humor and style to the
retelling of the unique stories of over 100 contributors, including B.D. Wong,
Arthur Laurents, Simon Doonan, Stephen Fry, Marc Shaiman, Michael Musto, and
more. Readers will fall in love with these endearing anecdotes, from the
seven-year-old who sat at the bottom of the television trying to peek up
Tarzan's tunic, to the nine-year-old who fainted when he learned that Judy
Garland had died, to Will and Grace co-creator Max Mutchnick, who knew he was
gay when he outgrew his mother's high heels. The contributors also share stories
about when their families knew, and when everyone else knew.
 Family Outing
by Chastity Bono, Billie Fitzpatrick (Contributor)
What distinguishes this widely praised book from other coming-out guides is its
focus on family. Drawing on her own experience coming out to her celebrity
parents, Cher and Sonny Bono, as well as on the experiences of many other young
people throughout the country, Chastity Bono describes the challenges and
rewards of coming out -- for gays, lesbians, and their families.
 Outing Yourself: How to Come Out as Lesbian or Gay to Your Family, Friends, and
Coworkers
by Michelangelo Signorile
No matter how much you prepare, coming out
as gay or lesbian is a difficult, emotional process -- a process that will
continue long after the words are spoken and the secret is out. There's no magic
formula, but "Outing Yourself" by Michelangelo Signorile offers structure,
guidance, and straightforward advice to all those:
Signorile's 14-step program -- complete with exercises, meditation notes, and
anger checks, as well as the accounts of the coming-out experiences of other
lesbians and gay men -- shows how you can successfully handle this
life-changing, life-renewing process. A guide for the coming-out journey,
"Outing Yourself" will convince all who read it that, in the words of the
author, "The stress of coming out will never be as hard on you as the stress of
staying in was." |
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 My Husband is Gay: A Woman's Survival Guide
by Carol Grever
Carol Grever and her husband, Jim, were high school sweethearts who married in
their early twenties. Thirty years and two children later, Jim announced to his
wife that he was homosexual. A fundamentalist Christian, he had been leading a
double life for years. In an effort to process her pain and confusion, Carol
Grever sought out other heterosexual women, of all ages, ethnicities, and
educational backgrounds, who were married to gay men. The stories she uncovered
examine these women's coping strategies and form the basis of this manual for
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