An excoriating book, Straight Jacket: How to be Gay and Happy delves into contemporary gay culture to address a plethora of issues gay people continue to face in 2016. This book is astonishing. Groundbreaking in its approach, Turning Point looks beneath the shiny facade of contemporary gay culture and confronts the harsh truths and realities facing many gay men today. It’s a bible. Sad to say that the book that changed his life in the movie is fictional. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Unable to add item to List. EVERYONE, young writers, people from orange county. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. I got so much out of that book and I know a lot of people have. In [his] new book, he reveals the crisis of shame facing the gay community – and how to solve it. Todd doesn’t hold back in calling for a shift both outside and inside the gay community. Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of Waterstones’ special offers. Llama Drama: A two-woman, 5,500-mile cycling adventure through South America (Anna's Adventures Book 3). You may be charged a restocking fee up to 50% of item's price for used or damaged returns and up to 100% for materially different item. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2019. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. and over 8 million other books are available for, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. This powerful book, I believe, will save lives. An incredibly honest and insightful read. One of the best books we have ever read. Attitude This book is not yet featured on Listopia. This book had a profound effect on me, it answered so many questions I had around growing up gay and what that meant. - The Guardian, 'Matthew Todd dares to shine a light on the dark legacy of gay shame [and] it's not a pretty sight...There are some uncomfortable and downright terrifying truths to be confronted in Todd's brilliant, essential new book. Written by Matthew Todd, editor-in-chief of Attitude, the UK's biggest-selling gay magazine,Turning Point is a revolutionary self-help book for gay men which began life as an article in Attitude. 'This is an essential read for every gay person on the planet' - Elton JohnWINNER BOYZ BEST LGBT BOOK 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLARI BOOK PRIZE 2017Straight Jacket is a revolutionary clarion call for gay men, the wider LGBT community, their friends and family. This is an essential read for every gay person on the planet. Matthew Todd thought he had long since dealt with the demons surrounding his sexuality. He appears regularly on tv and radio and is a regular seaker at conferences and events, including the Terrence Higgins Trust HIV Prevention CHAPS conference. Reading this has helped shine light on some issues I have, I was able to identify with a lot of the stuff Straight Jacket explored. 'This is an essential read for every gay person on the planet' - Elton JohnWINNER BOYZ BEST LGBT BOOK 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLARI BOOK PRIZE 2017Straight 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? This book contextualised and helped me to understand better my past, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2018. Struggling with my sexuality and the heteronormative world, I have sought out therapy, however they for the most part are unaware of LGBT issues both in and out of the community. Try again. Straight Jacket: Overcoming Society's Legacy of Gay Shame by Todd, Matthew. Todd's honesty and integrity in intermingling his own personal story with those of many other LGBT people is heartbreaking, heartwarming and massively uplifting all at the same time. If you're LGBT: read it! Your local Waterstones may have stock of this item. Please check by using, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. . Offering practical solutions to difficult problems, and advice on how gay men can find happiness, self-fulfillment and secure relationships, Turning Point recognizes that this is a watershed moment - and a wake-up-call-to-arms for the gay and wider community to acknowledge the damage done to gay people by societal shame across the world. Honest, thought provoking and much needed. Wow! Even if you think you’ve dealt with all the inevitable societal issues of growing up LGBT in a straight world this book will still have something to offer you. The story follows... To see what your friends thought of this book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Straight Jacket. Your order qualifies for free UK delivery. I’m already blown away. Part sociological polemic and part self-help book, it zones in on some of the issues that disproportionately affect the gay community, from depression and anxiety to drug and alcohol addiction and body and eating disorders. Sign up to our newsletter using your email. It is a deeply moving book written with love, I found it very moving. Where to start? Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Approved third parties also use these tools in connection with our display of ads. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. It's difficult to underestimate the importance of Straight Jacket. Unfortunately there has been a problem with your order, Please try again or alternatively you can contact your chosen shop on. AND ESPECIALLY, if you are in the privileged position of nurturing children and young adults read it! This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. . As a thirty year old gay man this book struck home on the first chapter exactly what we face as children and how this leads to some of the destructive paths that we take. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. This book was so uplifting: I've hardly been able to think of anything else since I read it two weeks ago, and I know I'll return to it again and again. It also recognizes the vital importance of putting into place systems that offer help and support to the many hundreds of thousands who need it. It will leave every reader with an understanding of how far LGBT people have come in the last four decades, but also enable us to think about how and how much more we can all do to improve our own and each others' lives. Excellent… A valuable contribution to mental health and a must read. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2018. Where to start? Please try again. This book should have been written a long time ago, but it wasn't...Everyone, no matter what their background, will benefit from reading this book. Straight Jacket is a revolutionary clarion call for gay men, the wider LGBT community, their friends and family. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Don't even think about it: just buy it and read it. This book is astonishing. There are some uncomfortable and downright terrifying truths to be confronted in Todd’s brilliant, essential new book. A revolutionary self-help book for gay men and the wider community which acknowledges the damage done to gay people by societal shame across the world, and the urgent need to put in place systems that offer help to the many hundreds of thousands who need it. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Helped understanding a lot of issues. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 August 2020. C $17.86 + C $5.00 shipping . I found a copy on the beach in San Clemente . 1-Click ordering is not available for this item. Please enter your email address below and we'll send you a link to reset your password. I found myself both deeply upset and hugely relieved by its candour. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2016. Matthew Todd is the editor of the UK's bestselling gay magazine, Attitude. Lots of information and careful research but very readable. Our Hunting rifles are made to the same exacting tolerances that our match rifles are known for. There's a problem loading this menu at the moment. The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World, Second Edition, The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America, Coming Out of Shame: Transforming Gay and Lesbian Lives, Pride: The Story of the LGBTQ Equality Movement, On Being Different: What It Means to Be a Homosexual (Penguin Classics), "This is an essential read for every gay person on the planet." Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Straight Jacket is a really brilliant and moving read for everybody especially LGBTQ+ people. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. This book contextualised and helped me to understand better my past, where I am situated now with regard to it, and why I respond to events and people in the present in the way that I do, in a way that no other comparable book has. He calls out hook-up apps such as Grindr, the 'mean girls' persona that so many gay men adopt, and the gay press itself… Straight Jacket isn’t just a self-help book. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Thanks Matthew. By clicking subscribe, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Books Australia’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. . it may not be the most uplifting read but for me anyway it was defiantly enlightening and made me more determined to be happy. If you have an LGBT friend or family member: read it! It is a must read. Even if you think you’ve dealt with all the inevitable societal issues of growing up LGBT in a straight world this book will still have something to offer you. The site uses cookies to offer you a better experience. This item can be requested from the shops shown below. Staight Jacket Mask. - The Observer 'Straight Jacket documents Todd's own childhood experiences, and the long-term mental health and addiction issues he has suffered; he is also using it to call for a government inquiry into the experiences of LGBT children at school.' Myles Cabot on Venus: The Radio Man Ralph Milne Farley 1948 Soft Cover & Jacket. Please select a reason for reporting this review: We have recently updated our Privacy Policy. 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. Start by marking “Straight Jacket” as Want to Read: Error rating book. If only this had been written twenty years ago I can only imagine the lives that could have been saved sooner. —Elton John, "An essential book . Your review has been submitted successfully. It is a deeply moving book written with love, I found it very moving. This book contextualised and helped me to understand better my past, where I am situated now with regard to it, and why I respond to events and people in the present in the way that I do, in a way that no other comparable book has. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. I couldn't put this book down once I'd started, and there will be no LGBT person (regardless of your age or background) who will not gain by reading this. - Elton John. C $18.20. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. It's changed the way I see myself, other people and the world. 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