the velvet rage: overcoming the pain of growing up gay in a straight man s world
Traducción del inglés–
Todays gay man enjoys unprecedented, hard-won social acceptance. Despite this victory, however, serious problems still exist. Substance abuse, depression, suicide, and sex addiction among gay men are at an all-time high, causing many to ask, Are we really better off? Drawing on contemporary research, psychologist Alan Downss own struggle with shame and anger, and stories from his patients, The Velvet Rage passionately describes the stages of a gay mans journey out of shame and offers practical and inspired strategies to stop the cycle of avoidance and self-defeating behavior.
Updated to reflect the effects of the many recent social, cultural, and political changes, The Velvet Rage is an empowering book that has already changed the public discourse on gay culture and helped shape the identity of an entire generation of gay men.
- Ancho: 14 cm
- Alto: 21 cm
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 02/06/2016
- Año de edición: 2012
- ISBN: 9780738215679
- Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
- Idioma: INGLÉS
- Editorial: PERSEUS BOOKS
- Nº de páginas: 272
Este libro ha sido escrito y pretenece a Alan Downs
The gay male world today is characterized by seductive beauty, artful creativity, flamboyant sexuality, and, encouragingly, unprecedented acceptability in society. Yet despite the progress of the recent past, gay men still find themselves asking, «Are we really better off?» The inevitable byproduct of growing up gay in a straight world continues to be the internalization of shame, a shame gay men may strive to obscure with a façade of beauty, creativity, or material success. Drawing on contemporary psychological research, the author’s own journey to be free of anger and of shame, as well as the stories of many of his friends and clients, The Velvet Rage outlines the three distinct stages to emotional well-being for gay men. Offering profoundly beneficial strategies to stop the insidious cycle of avoidance and self-defeating behavior, The Velvet Rage is an empowering book that will influence the public discourse on gay culture, and positively change the lives of gay men who read it.
