Escape the Gay Straitjacket

THE prospect of making a big change in one’s life can be very daunting.  Donald Black does not want to change you, this you need to be assured of.  He wants to put before you a number of facts that, he believes, will make you feel differently about yourself.  Differently and, he believes, better about yourself.  Knowledge is power, and with this new knowledge you could follow in his footsteps to become a happier person.

      Many gay men feel very badly about themselves.  It may be that you feel you do not deserve anything better than you already have.  Or that you would not be allowed to do some of the things that you cannot even dare to wish for at present.  That is part of the gay straitjacket, too.  Indeed, many gay men feel the need to punish themselves for being the people they are.  That is part of the gay straitjacket. Perhaps you feel you cannot trust Donald Black to be able to help you. That is also part of the gay straitjacket, but all these parts should not be allowed to spoil your life by inhibiting you any longer in what you feel you can do.

      Other gay men are going to be reading this book and are going to benefit from it.  If you don’t feel ready to benefit from it now there might always be a time in the future when you will feel ready, and even eager, to benefit from it.  It may, therefore, be worth your while to read this book now even though you cannot contemplate any change in yourself at present, so that you know what may be in store for you . . . and exactly what the benefits might be, and what you might be missing.