A review by badbrad002
The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World by Alan Downs

5.0

Powerful book about internalized shame, the drive to overcompensate & compartmentalize, and the outdated/evolving paradigms of masculinity & being LGBTQ. Ends with thoughtful strategy to live more authentically.
Insightful read, whether or not you are LGBTQ.