This isn't a story about being gay, but rather a story of self-love and how being gay was the catalyst to my personal growth of moving from fear of everything, including myself, to love of life and self. This collection of vignettes proves that living an authentic self-accepting life is so much easier and joy-FULL. Everyone is beautiful. What people are saying: Being Gay Saved My Life is an honest, refreshing look at coming out, coming to, and coming of age later in life. Diane's sharp humor with a dose of reality, tells what it was like and her coming into herself is a must read for everyone. Being Gay is provocative, gives hope and inspires courage to just be, to accept that which may have become hidden over time and live fully. Chris Riley, Field Director, MassEquality WOW Being Gay Saved My Life is amazing. I devoured it I am so moved by Diane Koziol Krueger's coming out story and her beautiful self-portraits. This heartwarming book will give comfort and hope to those who are not yet out and inspiration to those who need to know it's okay to be who you are. Kaylee Murphy, LICSW Diane Koziol Krueger's book Being Gay Saved My Life is a tender and life-opening display of what self love and discovery truly is. The pages unfolded to deliver an open and honest story about a woman who, through her own life events and realizations, allowed her own life and truth to unfolded within herself. Several lines struck me as I read this book because her story hit home for me in many ways. We can't always change our past but we can learn from it to create our present and inspire our future. Well done. April Claxton, Author, CBS Radio Show Host and CEO of TheMovementWithin.com Diane Koziol Krueger's story of resilience and healing when you have little support around you, at least initially, is an inspiration to LGBT people of all ages. It gets better but we have to make it better by believing in ourselves and owning who we are. Pam Garramone, Executive Director Greater Boston PFLAG

The time has come for this book to be written. There are families across the globe that no longer fit the "normal" stereotype of what a family is. This book teaches us that every family structure is "normal." We have step-mommies and step-daddies. We have no mommies and no daddies. We also have two mommies and two daddies. Some of us only have one mommy, daddy or grandparent to raise us. No matter what the structure of your family is, it is important to know that a family is a family as long as it comes from love. It is about the feelings we feel when we go to sleep so that we have better feelings when we awake. To the moon every family is tucked in Just The Same. What people are saying: "It will help any child of any age go to bed and wake up feeling like they're loved." -Melody Beattie, journalist, screenwriter and author of Codependent No More and The Language of Letting Go and founder of www.melodybeattie.com and www.melodybeattie.net "People will assume that this sweet, reassuring bedtime story is meant for children growing up in non-traditional families. And it is. But truly, it's everyone else that should be reading it." -Linda J. States Marketing Director, TV Guide Network "Goodnight Just the Same will promote healthy self-esteem and ease adjustment issues encouraging the positive attributes of all family systems however diverse they may appear. A must for educators, counselors, social workers, and therapists that work with young children and families." -April L. Kirkwood, M.Ed. Educator, Social Worker and author of Magic on Millicent Avenue "This book is for families who believe in families. A delightful bedtime story that celebrates the unique constellations that make up every family situation." -Kaylee Murphy, LICSW www.savvydivorcedgals.com