The velvet rage
Subtitle: what it really means to grow up gay in a straight man's world
By: Alan Downs.
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Gay men -- Psychology; Gay men -- Social conditions; Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- Psychological aspects; Shame
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The roots of rage; title: The little boy with the big secret; title: Ugly truths & high fashion dreams; title: Out & raging; title: Drowning; title: Bewitched, betrayed; title: The real me : a crisis of identity; title: Paying the piper; title: Stuck in shame : the vicious cycle; title: In the mood for a man; title: What's it all about? : a crisis of meaning; title: Mighty real; title: Healing relationship trauma; title: The road to contentment; title: What mom didn't know & dad couldn't accept : lessons on being an authentic gay man.