books: coming out straight

books: coming out straight

books:

Coming out straight

A Family and Friend's Guide to Sexual Orientation: Bridging the Divide Between Gay and Straight

Bob Powers

Routledge, 1996

A great collection of stories
This book is a collection of stories about mostly straight people who had friends or relatives come out. One thing that happens to straight friends and relatives at someone's coming-out is that the gay person is out and the family or friends go into the closet. This ...

The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World

Alan Downs

Da Capo Press, 2006

Great book!
This is the first book which dedicates its entire thesis to the concept around the trauma of growing up gay and it is very well done. Before healing can truly be complete for gay men and lesbians to fully experience the benefits of deprogramming ourselves from the ...

How I Made My Husband Gay: Myths About Straight Wives

Bonnie Kaye

CCB Publishing, 2007

A must read for any questioning wife
If you've ever had the odd thought about your husband's sexuality pop up in the back of your mind, if you've ever caught him looking at gay porn, if you've gone long periods in your relationship without him initiating physical intimacy then buy this book. The stories ...

Coming Out Straight: Understanding and Healing Homosexuality

Richard Cohen

Oakhill Press, 2005

PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALING
I am grateful to Richard Cohen for his courage and perseverance and commitment in being a voice for a new point of view on homosexuality and healing. This book provides a prescription for healing that can actually be applied by anyone who is struggling to become his ...

When Your Spouse Comes Out: A Straight Mate's Recovery Manual (Glbt Family Studies)
Carol Grever, Deborah Bowman

The Haworth Press, 2008

One of the most traumatic events that can happen in a marriage is discovering your mate is gay. When Your Spouse Comes Out: A Straight Mate's Recovery Manual is a comprehensive exploration of the trauma that provides practical steps that successful individuals have taken to keep this event from ruining their future. This guide offers solid ...

The Other Side of the Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families, Revised and Expanded ...

Amity Pierce Buxton

Wiley, 1994

Life saving reading
No one ever expects to hear the words I heard my husband of 11 years say when he sat me down last January and told me he was gay. We had been together for nearly 16 years and have two young children. I was devistated. I went through (and am still going through) extreme ...

Fishing In The Right Pond: Finding and Pursuing Gay Guys In a Straight World

Kenneth David Chase

CreateSpace, 2008

Its like cliff notes for dating!
I liked this book because the author fused together a successful combination of helpful advice and his own personal experiences. Those triumphs and failures are what made the advice believable. I think that just about anyone who's dating could interpret this to their ...

Coming Out Straight

Richard Cohen

International Healing Foundation, 2007

sad commentary on our society
Homosexuality no more needs to be "healed" than left-handedness needs to be "healed." Both are totally natural, genetically-based variations among human beings. I'm sorry for Cohen that he felt he needed to go through all of this therapy and wrenching emotional ...

Coming Out Straight CD Series
Richard Cohen, M.A.

International Healing Foundation, 2008

If you struggle with unwanted same-sex attraction (SSA), if you have a loved one who experiences SSA, if you are a therapist/ministry leader/coach looking for answers about the causes of SSA and a clear plan for change, this CD/MP3 series is for you! After eight years in publication and translation into five languages, Coming Out Straight is ...

Fishing In The Right Pond - Finding and Pursuing Gay Guys In a Straight World (1st Editorial Revision )

CreateSpace Publishing, 2008

It's like cliff notes for dating!
I liked this book because the author fused together a successful combination of helpful advice and his own personal experiences. Those triumphs and failures are what made the advice believable. I think that just about anyone who's dating could interpret this to their ...

DON'T SHOOT! I'm Coming Out ~ How to "Man-Up" and Set Heterosexuals "Straight"

Benn Setfrey

PageTurner Publishing, 2006

Enlightening for Parents of Gay Offsprings
After reading Benn's book, I am much more aware of what young gay children are going through at the hands of our churches, the society at large, and (God forbids) at home! As an African American woman, I have endured oppression as long as I can remember by our ...