Outing Yourself by Michelangelo Signorile

How to Come Out as Lesbian or Gay to Your Family, Friends, and Coworkers

No matter how much you prepare, coming out as gay or lesbian is a difficult, emotional process -- a process that will continue long after the words are spoken and the secret is out. There's no magic formula, but Outing Yourself by Michelangelo Signorile offers structure, guidance, and straightforward advice to all those:WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR SEXUALITY AND UNSURE OF WHAT TO DOWHO HAVE ACCEPTED THAT THEY ARE GAY BUT ARE STILL AFRAID TO COME OUTWHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES OUT OF THE CLOSET BUT REALIZE THEY HAVE FARTHER TO GOSignorile's 14-step program -- complete with exercises, meditation notes, and anger checks, as well as the accounts of the coming-out experiences of other lesbians and gay men -- shows how you can successfully handle this life-changing, life-renewing process. A guide for the coming-out journey, Outing Yourself will convince all who read it that, in the words of the author, 'The stress of coming out will never be as hard on you as the stress of staying in was.'

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ISBN9780684826172
Copyright Date1995
Publication DateJune 6, 1996
PublisherFireside
FormatTrade Paperback
No. of Pages208
LanguageEnglish
RatingNot Rated
GenreLGBT Studies/Social Sciences
SubjectComing Out (Sexual Orientation) - United States; Gay Men - Family Relationships - United States; Gay Men/ United States/ Social Conditions; Lesbians - Family Relationships - United States