Straight Jacket: Overcoming Society's Legacy of Gay Shame

'this Is An Essential Read For Every Gay Person On The Planet' - Elton John Winner Boyz Best Lgbt Book 2017 Shortlisted For The Polari Book Prize 2017 Straight Jacket Is A Revolutionary Clarion Call For Gay Men, The Wider Lgbt Community, Their Friends And Family. Part Memoir, Part Ground-breaking Polemic, It Looks Beneath The Shiny Facade Of Contemporary Gay Culture And Asks If Gay People Are As Happy As They Could Be – And If Not, Why Not? Meticulously Researched, Courageous And Life-affirming, Straight Jacket Offers Invaluable Practical Advice On How To Overcome A Range Of Difficult Issues. It Also Recognizes That This Is A Watershed Moment, A Piercing Wake-up-call-to-arms For The Gay And Wider Community To Acknowledge The Importance Of Supporting All Young People – And Helping Older People To Transform Their Experience And Finally Get The Lives They Really Want.