Title:
The velvet rage : overcoming the pain of growing up gay in a straight man's world / Alan Downs.
Author:
Downs, Alan.
Publication Information:
[New York] : Da Capo Lifelong, 2012.
Call Number:
HQ76 .D69 2012
Abstract:
Offers advice on how gay men can overcome their deep-seated feelings of shame, which is often associated with their earliest childhood experiences and the ambivalent relationship they have with their own father.
Edition:
Completely rev. and updated 2nd ed., 1st Da Capo Press ed.
ISBN:
9780738215679
Physical Description:
xvii, 252 pages ; 21 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- The roots of rage -- The little boy with the big secret -- Ugly truths & high fashion dreams -- Out & raging -- Drowning -- Bewitched, betrayed -- The real me: a crisis of identity -- Paying the piper -- Stuck in shame: the vicious cycle -- In the mood for a man -- What's it all about?: a crisis of meaning -- Mighty real -- Healing relationship trauma -- The road to contentment -- What mom didn't know & dad couldn't accept: lessons on being an authentic gay man.
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