$28.35
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
4 June 2012
Summary
The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight World
Today’s 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 Downs’s own struggle with shame and anger, and stories from his patients, The …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780738215679 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0738215678 |
| Author: | Alan Downs |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Lifelong |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 134mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Philadelphia Gay News bestseller, 5/11/12 “A groundbreaking examination of the psychology of homosexuality, why it leads to shame over one’s identity and how to overcome it.
Philadelphia Gay News bestseller, 5/11/12 “A groundbreaking examination of the psychology of homosexuality, why it leads to shame over one’s identity and how to overcome it. This book has remarkable staying power.” Artvoice, 11/26/15 “The clearest, most succinct delineation of the origins and consequences of internalized homophobia, and how to address them.”
About The Author
Alan Downs
Alan Downs, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist practicing in Beverly Hills, California. The former CEO of Michael’s House Treatment centre, Downs now maintains a thriving private psychotherapy practice and an intensive outpatient addiction program.
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