The velvet rage: overcoming the pain of growing up gay in a straight man's world

Introduction

The little boy with the big secret

Ugly truths & high fashion dreams

Out & raging

Drowning

Bewitched, betrayed

The real me : a crisis of identity

Paying the piper

Stuck in shame : the vicious cycle

In the mood for a man

What's it all about? : a crisis of meaning

Mighty real

Healing relationship trauma

The road to contentment

What mom didn't know & dad couldn't accept : lessons on being an authentic gay man.