Coming Out of Shame - Transforming Gay and Lesbian Lives

Most gay men and lesbians grow up learning that to be gay is to be sick, to be unnatural, to be a sinner. By adolescence, such negative attitudes have produced and reinforced a single, powerful emotion: shame, the feeling that you’re inferior and judged as “bad,” for what you are—gay.

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The hallmark of shame is silence, and by breaking the silence around the dynamics of gay shame, Kaufman and Raphael offer a way to “come out” of shame and begin the journey toward wholeness and self-acceptance. Filled with the experiences of those struggling to overcome shame,
• Storing self-esteem
• Creating a positive gay identity
• Healing scenes of shame
• Developing partnerships in intimacy
 
Self-affirming and inspirational,

Product details

• Authors: Gershen Kaufman, Gershon Kaufman, Gershon Phd Kaufman, Lev Raphael, Lev Phd Raphael
• Publisher: Main Street Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.1996
• EAN: 9780385477963
• ISBN: 978-0-385-47796-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 208 mm x 17 mm
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories