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Not Like Other Boys by Marlene & Christopher Shyer (first published 1991)
Requirements: MOBI / ePUB reader, 1.99 Mb (contains photos)
Overview: TOLD IN ALTERNATING VOICES, this frank memoir describes the parallel lives of a mother and son during the years that each of them kept silent — even though they both suspected that the son, Chris, was gay. Chris tells of his ongoing struggle to change his sexual orientation, "fighting a war I was destined to lose.” The mother, Marlene, feeling as if her son’s sexual future was within her control, dug into the literature of the day, consulted therapists, struggled with her husband’s denial, and walked the thin line between being a loving parent and shadowing her child’s life with obsessive fears that he would become "one of them.” All the while, both suffered emotional isolation, unnecessary pain, and a deep yearning to reveal. This genuinely moving book — which chronicles in poignant detail the long journey mother and son took from shame, fear, and concealment to acceptance and love — is a testament to the potential for emotional growth and the need for tolerant and supportive parenting.
Genre: MM, Biography, Memoir



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