Author: Matthew Todd
Publisher: Black Swan
ISBN: 9780552778404
Category : Gay men
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Written by Matthew Todd, editor of Attitude, the UK's best-selling gay magazine, Straight 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? In an attempt to find the answers to this and many other difficult questions, Matthew Todd explores why statistics show a disproportionate number of gay people suffer from mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, addiction, suicidal thoughts and behaviour, and why significant numbers experience difficulty in sustaining meaningful relationships.
Straight Jacket
Author: Matthew Todd
Publisher: Black Swan
ISBN: 9780552778404
Category : Gay men
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Written by Matthew Todd, editor of Attitude, the UK's best-selling gay magazine, Straight 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? In an attempt to find the answers to this and many other difficult questions, Matthew Todd explores why statistics show a disproportionate number of gay people suffer from mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, addiction, suicidal thoughts and behaviour, and why significant numbers experience difficulty in sustaining meaningful relationships.
Publisher: Black Swan
ISBN: 9780552778404
Category : Gay men
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Written by Matthew Todd, editor of Attitude, the UK's best-selling gay magazine, Straight 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? In an attempt to find the answers to this and many other difficult questions, Matthew Todd explores why statistics show a disproportionate number of gay people suffer from mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, addiction, suicidal thoughts and behaviour, and why significant numbers experience difficulty in sustaining meaningful relationships.
When You Are in a Strait-Jacket
Author: James D. Peters
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466949066
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
The book contains sixteen sermons from the book of Job. I take something as horrible as Job's condition, and I compare it with something as totally constraining as a straitjacket. The book traces Job through the many seasons of his situation and will help people realize that, while they may indeed have some extremely difficult times, they too can find some hope and solace with God, as did Job.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466949066
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
The book contains sixteen sermons from the book of Job. I take something as horrible as Job's condition, and I compare it with something as totally constraining as a straitjacket. The book traces Job through the many seasons of his situation and will help people realize that, while they may indeed have some extremely difficult times, they too can find some hope and solace with God, as did Job.
Straitjacket Sexualities
Author: Celine Shimizu
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804782202
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Depictions of Asian American men as effeminate or asexual pervade popular movies. Hollywood has made clear that Asian American men lack the qualities inherent to the heroic heterosexual male. This restricting, circumscribed vision of masculinity—a straitjacketing, according to author Celine Parreñas Shimizu—aggravates Asian American male sexual problems both on and off screen. Straitjacket Sexualities: Unbinding Asian American Manhoods in the Movies looks to cinematic history to reveal the dynamic ways Asian American men, from Bruce Lee to Long Duk Dong, create and claim a variety of masculinities. Representations of love, romance, desire, and lovemaking show how Asian American men fashion manhoods that negotiate the dynamics of self and other, expanding our ideas of sexuality. The unique ways in which Asian American men express intimacy is powerfully represented onscreen, offering distinct portraits of individuals struggling with group identities. Rejecting "macho" men, these movies stake Asian American manhood on the notion of caring for, rather than dominating, others. Straitjacket Sexualities identifies a number of moments in the movies wherein masculinity is figured anew. By looking at intimate relations on screen, power as sexual prowess and brute masculinity is redefined, giving primacy to the diverse ways Asian American men experience complex, ambiguous, and ambivalent genders and sexualities.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804782202
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Depictions of Asian American men as effeminate or asexual pervade popular movies. Hollywood has made clear that Asian American men lack the qualities inherent to the heroic heterosexual male. This restricting, circumscribed vision of masculinity—a straitjacketing, according to author Celine Parreñas Shimizu—aggravates Asian American male sexual problems both on and off screen. Straitjacket Sexualities: Unbinding Asian American Manhoods in the Movies looks to cinematic history to reveal the dynamic ways Asian American men, from Bruce Lee to Long Duk Dong, create and claim a variety of masculinities. Representations of love, romance, desire, and lovemaking show how Asian American men fashion manhoods that negotiate the dynamics of self and other, expanding our ideas of sexuality. The unique ways in which Asian American men express intimacy is powerfully represented onscreen, offering distinct portraits of individuals struggling with group identities. Rejecting "macho" men, these movies stake Asian American manhood on the notion of caring for, rather than dominating, others. Straitjacket Sexualities identifies a number of moments in the movies wherein masculinity is figured anew. By looking at intimate relations on screen, power as sexual prowess and brute masculinity is redefined, giving primacy to the diverse ways Asian American men experience complex, ambiguous, and ambivalent genders and sexualities.
Straitjacket & Tie
Author: Eugene Stein
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
In this poignant yet comic tour de force, Stein creates a phantasmagoric Manhattan, where craziness seems omnipresent and alienation replaces family and community. Against a backdrop of madness and troubled family relations, a young man sets off for college and ultimately lands a job in Manhattan with the Department of Sewers.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
In this poignant yet comic tour de force, Stein creates a phantasmagoric Manhattan, where craziness seems omnipresent and alienation replaces family and community. Against a backdrop of madness and troubled family relations, a young man sets off for college and ultimately lands a job in Manhattan with the Department of Sewers.
The Star Rover
Author: Jack London
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Death row inmates
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
"The Star Rover is an imaginative flight into man's history, rendered in London's most realistic terms. It is the story of Darrell Standing, condemned to solitary confinement in a corrupt prison, who learns to free his soul from his body and escape his pain, to go winging off through space and time."-From dust jacket.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Death row inmates
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
"The Star Rover is an imaginative flight into man's history, rendered in London's most realistic terms. It is the story of Darrell Standing, condemned to solitary confinement in a corrupt prison, who learns to free his soul from his body and escape his pain, to go winging off through space and time."-From dust jacket.
The Straitjacket Society
Author: Masao Miyamoto
Publisher:
ISBN: 9784770018489
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9784770018489
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Straight Jacket
Author: Maurice G. Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781425914011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A comment from the author, "This book started as a dream. After I woke up, the idea of the murder of the psychic took shape and then the story started to enfold." Even if you are mildly interested or are curious about Metaphysics, you should enjoy this book. There are so many possibilities that one of them could even apply to you and your life. If you don't believe in the paranormal, you will enjoy this as a fantasy. Have you ever had a bad time in your life where you asked, Why me'? This book may answer your question. It's possible that there is such a thing as reincarnation and that could be the why' in your question. You could have done something in another life that caused that bad situation in this life. If you think you can get away with a crime, Ann Davis tells you, "You may think that some criminals have escaped from the justice system. I really believe that they have not escaped from the Higher Power and will be punished." We must all pay for the bad or negative things we do in whatever lives we live. If we live decent lives, we are rewarded with a decent next life. After all, do we really want to, possibly, live a miserable life; even if it is in a future life? We are given free will at birth. We have the choice to live positive or negative lives. Think about what you are doing to others, as well as to yourselves.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781425914011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A comment from the author, "This book started as a dream. After I woke up, the idea of the murder of the psychic took shape and then the story started to enfold." Even if you are mildly interested or are curious about Metaphysics, you should enjoy this book. There are so many possibilities that one of them could even apply to you and your life. If you don't believe in the paranormal, you will enjoy this as a fantasy. Have you ever had a bad time in your life where you asked, Why me'? This book may answer your question. It's possible that there is such a thing as reincarnation and that could be the why' in your question. You could have done something in another life that caused that bad situation in this life. If you think you can get away with a crime, Ann Davis tells you, "You may think that some criminals have escaped from the justice system. I really believe that they have not escaped from the Higher Power and will be punished." We must all pay for the bad or negative things we do in whatever lives we live. If we live decent lives, we are rewarded with a decent next life. After all, do we really want to, possibly, live a miserable life; even if it is in a future life? We are given free will at birth. We have the choice to live positive or negative lives. Think about what you are doing to others, as well as to yourselves.
Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy
Author: Dave Franklin
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
From emotional vampires and insane killers to religious ecstasy and suicide, Dave Franklin cordially invites you on a journey into the darkest corners of the human heart. This anthology gathers together horror, supernatural, dark fantasy and psychological stories from the Straitjacket Blues series, including the full-length novel, The Goodreads Killer. It contains strong adult content and is not for the easily offended.
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
From emotional vampires and insane killers to religious ecstasy and suicide, Dave Franklin cordially invites you on a journey into the darkest corners of the human heart. This anthology gathers together horror, supernatural, dark fantasy and psychological stories from the Straitjacket Blues series, including the full-length novel, The Goodreads Killer. It contains strong adult content and is not for the easily offended.
Straitjacket Vacation
Author: Christopher Sheehan
Publisher: Chris Sheehan
ISBN: 0557004551
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Meet Craig, the newest resident in the behavioral health unit.A man displaced, without a clear destination. Should he remain under hospital care in conditions which may or may not be up to par, or risk returning home to an even less clear future?Taken very much out of his element, Craig will be placed under observation. He will meet varied eccentric characters, and may ultimately wind up becoming one himself. Seeing his accommodations as somewhat sub-par, he will repeatedly make a spectacle of himself in the name of better living conditions for his peers. Will his "One Man Revolution" be successful, or will it only serve as a deflection for his own problems?
Publisher: Chris Sheehan
ISBN: 0557004551
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Meet Craig, the newest resident in the behavioral health unit.A man displaced, without a clear destination. Should he remain under hospital care in conditions which may or may not be up to par, or risk returning home to an even less clear future?Taken very much out of his element, Craig will be placed under observation. He will meet varied eccentric characters, and may ultimately wind up becoming one himself. Seeing his accommodations as somewhat sub-par, he will repeatedly make a spectacle of himself in the name of better living conditions for his peers. Will his "One Man Revolution" be successful, or will it only serve as a deflection for his own problems?
Straitjacket Blues
Author: Dave Franklin
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Emotional vampires, control fantasies, murder and the horrors of World War Two... Come play in the dark, unsettling world of Dave Franklin's short fiction. This anthology contains Shelter, Camaraderie, Straitjacket Blues, Dead Man's Fall & The Goodreads Killer (Part One).
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Emotional vampires, control fantasies, murder and the horrors of World War Two... Come play in the dark, unsettling world of Dave Franklin's short fiction. This anthology contains Shelter, Camaraderie, Straitjacket Blues, Dead Man's Fall & The Goodreads Killer (Part One).