The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs

The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs

The gay male world today is characterized by seductive beauty, artful creativity, flamboyant sexuality, and, encouragingly, unprecedented acceptability in society. Yet despite the progress of the recent past, gay men still find themselves asking, "Are we really better off?" The inevitable byproduct of growing up gay in a straight world continues to be the internalization of shame, a shame gay men may strive to obscure with a faade of beauty, creativity, or material success. Drawing on contemporary psychological research, the author's own journey to be free of anger and of shame, as well as the stories of many of his friends and clients, The Velvet Rage outlines the three distinct stages to emotional well-being for gay men. Offering profoundly beneficial strategies to stop the insidious cycle of avoidance and self-defeating behavior, The Velvet Rage is an empowering book that will influence the public discourse on gay culture, and positively change the lives of gay men who read it.

Downs, Alan: - Alan Downs, PhD, is a psychologist and the author of four previous books on psychology and business. Formerly the corporate psychologist for Hewlett Packard, he now has a private therapy and consulting practice in Santa Fe, where he lives.

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ISBN 13	9780738210612
ISBN 10	0738210617
Title	The Velvet Rage
Author	Alan Downs
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hachette Books
Year published	2006-04-25
Number of pages	224
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