Gay like me : a father writes to his son /

"When Richie Jackson's son born through surrogacy comes out to him at the age of 18, Richie - now in his 50s, a successful producer and happily married - feels compelled to write him a letter. Gay Like Me is both a celebration of gay identity and a sorrowful warning. Jackson talks of his o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jackson, Richie, 1965- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2020]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Jackson, Richie, > 1965- Gay men > United States. Fathers and sons > United States. Gays > Identity. Gay parents > United States. Parents of gays > United States. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / LGBT. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / LGBT. SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBT Studies / General. Fathers and sons. Gay men. Gay parents. Parents of gays. United States. Gays and lesbians > Identity. Autobiographies.

Table of Contents:

My son
Being gay requires double vision
Visibility is not a cure-all
Find and ignite your anger
Coming out and joining in
Parenting is a marathon, not a sprint
Complicated/Worth it
Otherness is a leg up to extraordinary
Never diminish your essence
Buttress yourself with gay history
Have sex in the light
AIDS is not over
Character counts, not profile stats
Grief is a manageable disease
Dive heart first
Coming out is every day
Words matter
It's still a straight man's world
Being a good gay citizen
Stonewall50
This parent's prayer.