Coming Out: A Handbook for Men

It may be easier in some ways for gay men to come out now than ever before, but in many ways finding your way in 21st-century gay culture is more confusing and rife with more pitfalls than ever before. Orland Outland lays out a comprehensive road map for navigating this exciting, complicated period of life in a satisfying and successful manner. The first step of outing yourself to family and friends kicks off an engaging and witty guidebook for gay men encountering for the first time the many aspects and divisions of the new gay world. To hit the bars or not to hit the bars? Where do you meet men who aren't losers? How do you take advantage of the growing number of community resources? What is safe sex, and what is unsafe, and how do you discuss it without ruining the mood? How do you get politically involved? Like a good friend, or a warm-hearted new neighbor, this book will take gay men by the hand, introduce them to the neighborhood, and make them feel right at home-maybe for the first time in their lives.

Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2000