Matthew Todd thought he had long sce alt wh the mons surroundg his sexualy. In this extract om his new book, he reveals the crisis of shame facg the gay muny – and how to solve
Contents:
- ANGER OM “GROWG UP GAY A STRAIGHT MAN’S WORLD,” PER A 2005 BOOK
- THE HEALTHY BEAR ON GROWG UP GAY
- THE VELVET RAGE: OVERG THE PA OF GROWG UP GAY A STRAIGHT MAN'S WORLD KDLE EDN
- MATTHEW TODD ON GROWG UP GAY: "WE ARE STRAPPED SI A CULTURAL STRAJACKET"
- THE VELVET RAGE: OVERG THE PA OF GROWG UP GAY A STRAIGHT MAN'S WORLD PAPERBACK – JANUARY 1, 2006
- GROWG UP GAY A STRAIGHT WORLD
- THE VELVET RAGE : OVERG THE PA OF GROWG UP GAY A STRAIGHT MAN'S WORLD
- GROWG UP GAY A STRAIGHT WORLD
ANGER OM “GROWG UP GAY A STRAIGHT MAN’S WORLD,” PER A 2005 BOOK
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THE HEALTHY BEAR ON GROWG UP GAY
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I hope that today by sharg my story might be a good way to open the door of nversatn and thoughts on what ’s like growg up gay for other people.
THE VELVET RAGE: OVERG THE PA OF GROWG UP GAY A STRAIGHT MAN'S WORLD KDLE EDN
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Now this was probably not due to me actually beg gay but more to do wh my total un -ordatn and dislike wh a passn when to all thgs sport.
MATTHEW TODD ON GROWG UP GAY: "WE ARE STRAPPED SI A CULTURAL STRAJACKET"
Through high school I had csh on guys, but sadly as many gay men n unrstand, the feelgs are forced to be supprsed and hidn due to the risk of beg outed. This plac young gay men to an almost forced “asexualy”, layg the joy and disvery of sexual exprsn until after high school when n be done whout the risk of tntg, bashg or worse.
I was a relief to know that I was not “the only gay the village” and to also hear of who else was dog whom at school. This kd of removed my ncern about ever havg to “e out” to my parents, wh my Dad g home one night to ask me if I was “a member of the homosexual muny”.
THE VELVET RAGE: OVERG THE PA OF GROWG UP GAY A STRAIGHT MAN'S WORLD PAPERBACK – JANUARY 1, 2006
One example was that after I told him I was ed a “member of the homosexual muny” his next qutn was, “how long have you been HIV posive? It took a long time and Dad had many a discsn wh close iends, but over time he’s learned a lot about havg a gay son. He now unrstands that not all gay men have HIV fectn, and fact not all HIV fected people are gay.
GROWG UP GAY A STRAIGHT WORLD
In many ways my early years as a young gay man had been whout too many problems. Is ltle wonr that gay and lbian teenagers are at almost 4 tim the risk of suici?
THE VELVET RAGE : OVERG THE PA OF GROWG UP GAY A STRAIGHT MAN'S WORLD
One gay high school stunt disclosed to me that on average he hears more than twenty homophobic remarks a day.
For me now as an olr gay man, I often wish there was some way to help offer support for younger gay people as they go through footsteps siar to those I experienced. Here were thoands of vios created by people like myself sharg wh gay youth that y ed, life do get better, and perhaps even more powerful.
It would be awome to create a special page on this se jt filled wh vios of posive affirmatns that ed life is pretty awome to share wh our fellow gay generatns. On a fal note I’d like to offer you the opportuny to share your own story of growg up gay.
GROWG UP GAY A STRAIGHT WORLD
Reviewed the Uned Stat on July 17, 2023Every gay man should read this book at least once, and every gay man should read this book every few years bee will ronate wh you different ways pendg on where you are life.
Reviewed the Uned Stat on October 30, 2015Psychologist Alan Downs's gui to thentic livg for the gay male, "The Velvet Rage, " is a valuable self-help tool for gay men stgglg to break ee om a life of secury, self-loathg, and argu that most gay men suffer om a toxic self-image, one that stems om shame. Downs provis a lot of first-hand ttimony om other gay men as to how the pensatn tactics ultimately fail. Wh his practil skills sectn, "The Velvet Rage" n be a helpful therapy gui for the gay man.