My Thinning Years: Starving the Gay Within

by Jon Derek Croteau

Book Overview

Jon Derek Croteau brings a heady mixture of raw emotion, pathos, and humor to his powerful journey from self-hatred and punishment to self-affirmation and healing as a gay man in My Thinning Years.

As a child, Jon tried desperately to be his father's version of the all-American boy, denying his gayness in a futile attempt to earn the love and respect of an abusive man. With this he built a deep, internalized homophobia that made him...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161649509X
• ISBN13: 9781616495091
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"