Dimensions
162 x 240 x 34mm
Written by Matthew Todd, editor-in-chief of Attitude, the UK's biggest-selling gay magazine,Turning Point is a revolutionary self-help book for gay men which began life as an article in Attitude. Following the massive response from readers, Matthew used his article as the basis for his keynote address at the Terrence Higgins Trust annual conference, where it was met with a standing ovation. Groundbreaking in its approach, Turning Point looks beneath the shiny facade of contemporary gay culture and confronts the harsh truths and realities facing many gay men today. Frank and uncompromising, it looks at... * why gay people suffer from disproportionately high rates of depression, addictions, suicidal thoughts and behaviour, and how many experience great difficulty in sustaining meaningful relationships... * how growing up in the closet can overwhelm the gay child with a deep shame that derails the development of self esteem, and explains how problems emerge in adulthood in diverse ways... * how gay men overcompensate for gay shame by pursuing unobtainable perfection - aspiring to have perfect bodies, boyfriends, lives - and how gay culture, which celebrates drug abuse, body fascism and sex addiction, is built on this collective shame which serves to compound the problems. Offering practical solutions to difficult problems, and advice on how gay men can find happiness, self-fulfillment and secure relationships, Turning Point recognizes that this is a watershed moment - and a wake-up-call-to-arms for the gay and wider community to acknowledge the damage done to gay people by societal shame across the world. It also recognizes the vital importance of putting into place systems that offer help and support to the many hundreds of thousands who need it.
