There Must Be 50 Ways to Tell Your Mother (Outreach)
Publisher: Cassell; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: March 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780304331086
Subjects: Family & relationships; Gay & Lesbian studies; Homosexuality; New Age
Description: Coming out is a continual process, and one that is unique to every lesbian and gay man. Each day we have to keep taking the decision anew. Should I tell this person? How? What will their reaction be? This book cannot provide all the answers, but it offers the experiences, inspiration and ideas of others. Men and women from all over the world are deciding to come out to their parents, their children, their employees and their partners. Here are some of their stories. Bold: 'I just got stronger and stronger as a gay person. Even if I went to the ice- cream man I managed to drop it in: "One strawberry cornetto for a homosexual, please."'. Brave: 'Seconds later my dad had me pushed up against the wall, knife at my throat. His exact words were: "I would rather see you dead than queer. Make your choice."'.

Bizarre: 'When I finally revealed that I was a lesbian she just said: "No, you're not actually. I've already thought about this. You've got a hormone disorder." And she just carried on eating.'. Blatant: 'I knew I was gay from the age of seven: my treehouse had a breakfast bar.' .