Anyway, as I was leaving the store, I saw "In Quiet Desperation" in the self-help section. I've known about the book for a few years, but never bothered trying to get a copy. What immediately grabbed my attention is that the young man on the cover is not exactly ugly. That's definitely some good marketing to immediately attract the eye of a gay mormon. It caught mine without me even trying to look for anything. I was literally heading for the door, not really looking at the shelves, but this just jumped out. I didn't end up buying it. I think I'll just order it off Amazon.
Looking at Amazon, there's an older book called, "Peculiar People: Mormons and Same-Sex Orientation," which was published in 1991. The description seems interesting too. Anyone read either of these books? Do you recommend them?
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Hi Crisco- I just read your comments to Forester from April- and was so pleased to find another "older" couple fighting the good fight. The MOHO blogosphere seems to be full of young strapping 20- somethings. :) Being the str8 spouse, I was also attracted to the "not exactly ugly" guy on the cover of "in quiet desparation." When we were living in Utah, I loved that some of the grocery stores had a small Deseret Book section, and this book was prominent. I never bought it, because I thought Husband's "SSA" was under control. We're riding a huge wave right now- and I'm finding myself buying all of those gay LDS books I threw away ten years ago. Anyway, happy to find you.
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