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A Letter to a Friend was written in 1999 by Doug Cooper to his then
boyfriend, Gregory Spencer, a year into their relationship. It was
during a time when Gregory, having just come out to his family, was
being pressured by some family members to reconsider his decision
to live as a gay man. What began as a personal letter to Gregory
eventually became a manifesto against homophobia and a declaration
of liberation from homophobia. Giving thought to homophobic tropes
and devices such as the idea of God's condemnation of
homosexuality, and the view that declares homosexuality as
unnatural, A Letter to a Friend challenges those worn ways of
thinking with fresh ideas. A Letter to a Friend offers words and
thoughts for anyone who wishes to break the bonds of homophobia, be
they same-gender loving, or those who simply are brave enough to
take a fresh look at old ideas. A Letter to a Friend implores all
of us to take another look at ways of thinking that have held many
captive to oppression and bigotry and to move to a spirit that
seeks to realize a self-actualized spirit anchored in love.
Otis is a gay man who discovers he has a son from a one night
affair. Now his son, Antonio, a young man in his twenties, has come
to live with him. Everything is fine until Otis realizes that
Antonio is living a secret life hustling his body. It's a trade
Otis is well aware of because he once lived that same life.
Antonio, Otis's son, feels he has been blessed with great sexual
prowess. He doesn't consider himself gay or bi-sexual, but he has
used his 'gift' to dominate both men and women to get what he
wants. But there is one thing he can't get from sex, and that is
peace of mind from the darkness that haunts him, the same darkness
that haunted, and later destroyed his mother. Now Otis must fight
to save Antonio from a life in the streets and from the darkness
that haunts him. However, Otis has his own demons, and he finds
that he must not only save his son's life, but his own life as
well. Leaving Gomorrah is the third and final book in the This
Place of Men Trilogy.
A marriage ends when the husband accepts that he is gay. Now the
ex-couple must struggle with the love and respect they once had for
each other, as well as how to navigate their new lives, lives that
test the traditional ideas of marriage, religion and sex. Then
there is the matter of their young daughter and son...how do they
fit them into this new life? People Like Us is the second book of
the This Place of Men Trilogy (This Place of Men is book one and
Leaving Gomorrah is the third and final book in the series).
As teens, Otis and Terrell were lovers. But their relationship was
torn apart by Terrell's father and his pastor causing the two young
men to travel disparate roads in their lives. Now, as they near
their fortieth birthdays, each seeks to confront the pains and
truths that have shaped his journey: Otis returns home, having
endured years of hardship in search of the peace that has eluded
him for so long. During his stay he finds he must confront his
father who had turned his back on him; the lover who denied him and
the minister who brought about his downfall, and most of all a
surprise that awaits him. Then there is Terrell who finds that in
spite of the 'perfect' life he chose to live, his marriage to Karen
and his dedication to his two kids, there can be no peace without
reconciling the differences that determines his sexual identity.
"This Place Of Men" explores the lives of these two men, as well as
others who struggle with truth and sexual identity.
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