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Summary: I am so sorry I read this book!
Review: Dr. Norman's clear opinion is that all married men who feel same-sex yearnings are, in fact, homosexuals who are doing themselves terrible spiritual damage by not being "authentic". Claiming that God himself came to the author in his college years and urged him to embrace his true, gay self, Dr. Norman dismisses notions of bisexuality as a mere stage on the way to true self-discovery. He says that the only correct thing for such men to do is leave their marriages and families in order to achieve mature "orientational authenticity". In this self-published book, the he insists that all men with sexual identity conflicts should follow the author's own chosen path. He leaves no room for individual differences or alternative choices. The author himself left his wife of twenty years, his three children, and his church in order to pursue his own "authentic orientation". Ten years later, he is devoting his life and his counselling practice to helping others do exactly what he did. By the way, his boyfriend also left him. I'm glad he's happy. I just don't think his answer is necessarily right for everyone.
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Summary: THE best of ALL the gay self-help books I read...
Review: I probably read 50 different books about coming out and reconciling my spiritual life with new gay life. This book was a tremendous help and comfort to me. The author is so sincere and revealing. He really gives you a glimpse into his inner most heart. I have bought about 6 of these books and given them to friends who were struggling with coming out and dealing with the "Christian" upbringing. They do NOT have to conflict. God is a God of love and healing and this book really helped me so much. Thank you!
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Summary: Help when there is no where else to turn...
Review: I think it's easy to dismiss this title because the subject matter is difficult/distasteful for many people. However, for those of us who grew up in church, for those of us who want to make it through the dark passages of our secret lives, for those of us who see no possible way to manage the incongruencies of marriage and homosexual orientation, Terry Norman offers his story. No one in my world wanted to have a candid discussion with me. No one was equipped to compassionately answer my desperate questions. No one, that is, except Terry Norman. I needed this book and found it at the right time. I hope others will find it too.
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Summary: The Gay Married Man's Perspective - Well Told
Review: In this honest and deeply personal portrayal, Dr. Norman organizes his book around the questions and answers that family members and friends might have in trying to understand men in their lives who come out after being married. Dr. Norman brings to the table his years of experience and training as a minister, theologian, and practicing psychologist. Having gone through this exact same struggle over the past five years, it was very helpful for me to see that another man had had such similar thoughts and feelings as he struggled to love and accept himself in order to live. He explains the process many men go through and adds his own personal experience both as a gay man who came out after years of hiding in a straight marriage, as well as his years of counseling experience in listening to the stories of others. Anyone interested in hearing what these men think and feel, should read this book. I will recommend it to my friends and family so that they might understand just how hard the past few years have been and so that they might learn that my coming out was literally a choice of life over death.
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