Title: Ok2bg
Description: "OK2BG is a somewhat personal story in the form of a Memoir about a guy who wants to be a Mentor preferably to a teenager, so they can have a decent & meaningful conversation about stuff & preferably with a kid at-risk, or just otherwise lost, in order to help both the teenager as well as the determined subject of this story realize their unique potential & find or reinforce their place in the world. Overall, a chronicle about the author's attempt over several years to understand the question of 'why do I want to be a Mentor' & 'how can I become a better Mentor', which eventually helps him become a better person as a result. But tied in a proverbial loop, the protagonist, Jack Knot tries more than a few times to be a Mentor to a few disadvantaged teens, who don't necessarily know that they need or even want our hero's help, much to his disappointment. Subsequently in September, 2010 after a plague of teen suicides around the country, Jack turns his attention to researching & organizing gay biographies into optimistically appropriate groups of books for gay kids at-risk; repressed as a result of bullying. After 5 years Jack has categorized more than 2,000 books in the form of Memoirs, Biographies & Autobiographies written by or about more than1,000 allegedly gay men. His original plan was to help as many gay kids as possible by donating the books to schoo libraries. In the meantime, he offers an honest approach to the problem & a list of 2000+ books for anyone, gay or straight, to find & figure out an alternative tactic, or read & reevaluate, to get inspired for your own sake. The primary message within OK2BG is to read & reassess before you run asunder!"--Back cover.
Subjects: Gay men, Biography, Bibliography, Teenagers and adults, Mentoring