Straight Jacket

Author: Matthew Todd
Publisher: Black Swan
ISBN: 9780552778404
Category : Gay men
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Written by Matthew Todd, editor of Attitude, the UK's best-selling gay magazine, Straight Jacket is a revolutionary clarion call for gay men, the wider LGBT community, their friends and family. Part memoir, part ground-breaking polemic, it looks beneath the shiny facade of contemporary gay culture and asks if gay people are as happy as they could be - and if not, why not? In an attempt to find the answers to this and many other difficult questions, Matthew Todd explores why statistics show a disproportionate number of gay people suffer from mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, addiction, suicidal thoughts and behaviour, and why significant numbers experience difficulty in sustaining meaningful relationships.

Straight Jacket

Author: Maurice G. Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781425914011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
A comment from the author, "This book started as a dream. After I woke up, the idea of the murder of the psychic took shape and then the story started to enfold." Even if you are mildly interested or are curious about Metaphysics, you should enjoy this book. There are so many possibilities that one of them could even apply to you and your life. If you don't believe in the paranormal, you will enjoy this as a fantasy. Have you ever had a bad time in your life where you asked, Why me'? This book may answer your question. It's possible that there is such a thing as reincarnation and that could be the why' in your question. You could have done something in another life that caused that bad situation in this life. If you think you can get away with a crime, Ann Davis tells you, "You may think that some criminals have escaped from the justice system. I really believe that they have not escaped from the Higher Power and will be punished." We must all pay for the bad or negative things we do in whatever lives we live. If we live decent lives, we are rewarded with a decent next life. After all, do we really want to, possibly, live a miserable life; even if it is in a future life? We are given free will at birth. We have the choice to live positive or negative lives. Think about what you are doing to others, as well as to yourselves.

The Straitjacket Society

Author: Masao Miyamoto
Publisher:
ISBN: 9784770018489
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Straitjacket Sexualities

Author: Celine Shimizu
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804782202
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295

Book Description
Depictions of Asian American men as effeminate or asexual pervade popular movies. Hollywood has made clear that Asian American men lack the qualities inherent to the heroic heterosexual male. This restricting, circumscribed vision of masculinity—a straitjacketing, according to author Celine Parreñas Shimizu—aggravates Asian American male sexual problems both on and off screen. Straitjacket Sexualities: Unbinding Asian American Manhoods in the Movies looks to cinematic history to reveal the dynamic ways Asian American men, from Bruce Lee to Long Duk Dong, create and claim a variety of masculinities. Representations of love, romance, desire, and lovemaking show how Asian American men fashion manhoods that negotiate the dynamics of self and other, expanding our ideas of sexuality. The unique ways in which Asian American men express intimacy is powerfully represented onscreen, offering distinct portraits of individuals struggling with group identities. Rejecting "macho" men, these movies stake Asian American manhood on the notion of caring for, rather than dominating, others. Straitjacket Sexualities identifies a number of moments in the movies wherein masculinity is figured anew. By looking at intimate relations on screen, power as sexual prowess and brute masculinity is redefined, giving primacy to the diverse ways Asian American men experience complex, ambiguous, and ambivalent genders and sexualities.

Mr Cleansheets

Author: Adrian Deans
Publisher: Adrian Deans
ISBN: 1877006130
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 540

Book Description
Eric Judd is 39 and his girlfriend wants him to give up playing football. Eric (aka Mr Cleansheets) is a goalkeeping legend at his amateur Sydney club because in his youth he received a letter inviting him to trial with Manchester United. The letter said to 'come when you're ready' - and six days before his 40th birthday, Eric is finally ready. Inspired by the dying wish of his Uncle Jimmy, Eric travels to England, but does not quite receive the welcome he had hoped for. Instead, he encounters all manner of villains: murderous football hooligans, Irish mafia, dodgy football agents, beautiful pop stars, international terrorists and a range of supporting players with any number of overt and hidden agendas. But he does get to play a bit of football.

Straitjacket & Tie

Author: Eugene Stein
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
In this poignant yet comic tour de force, Stein creates a phantasmagoric Manhattan, where craziness seems omnipresent and alienation replaces family and community. Against a backdrop of madness and troubled family relations, a young man sets off for college and ultimately lands a job in Manhattan with the Department of Sewers.

Straight Jacket

Author: Greg Schwartz
Publisher: University Editions
ISBN: 9781560022213
Category : Men
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Straight Jacket

Author: Adrian Deans
Publisher: Adrian Deans
ISBN: 174298343X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
'If God is too indifferent, or too non-existent to take care of His creation, then clearly it's up to Me.'Morgen Tanjenz is a lawyer with an overactive sense of justice. His mission in life is to reward the virtuous, punish the ignorant and avenge those who won't avenge themselves. His favourite pastime is 'life sculpture' - anonymously intervening in the lives of strangers to change their destiny in ways he thinks they deserve.But Morgen isn't the only one changing lives in the city. A serial killer is on the prowl and taunting the police in letters to the local rag. But, as the body count rises, Detective Sergeant Blacksnake Fowler can hardly focus on the job with so many distractions: his boss hates him, his deputy is trying to undermine him and the woman he loves is having an affair.In the cicada-throbbing heat of a Sydney summer, the threads of a strange story become entangled in a wild conclusion no one will see coming. 'a ripsnorter of a ride through the dark heart of the burbs... may just be Australia's answer to American Psycho.' Kirsten Krauth, just_a_girl 'Sometimes funny, sometimes disturbing, and always compelling... with a super-original premise and a one-of-a-kind protagonist'. Tony Wilson, Making News 'A disturbingly good read. Unnerving and darkly comic.' Stuart Quin, Ealing Studios Australia

The Ghost That Died at Sunda Strait

Author: Walter G. Winslow
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612513018
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
Recounting the last stand of the heavy cruiser Houston, this tale of survival brings to life the 1942 battle at Sunda Strait.

If I Manage to Survive This Week I Would Like My Straight Jacket to Be in Hot Pink & My Helmet to Sparkle

Author: Work Fun
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781694594501
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80

Book Description
Funny Journal, WORK DESK HUMOR Cute adorable Diary/Guest Book /Journal/ Notebook Gift --Lined Interior pages This minimalist and classic notebook is a wonderful multi-purpose journal for sketching, jotting down thoughts, and writing notes. Taking Minutes, setting Goals, organising your day or jotting down your ideas. The notebook is made with flexible matte laminated softback cover, which helps repel liquids. Therefore, the notebook is durable to withstand any adventure. If you would like to see a sample of the notebook, click on the "Look Inside" feature. Specifications: Layout: Unlined 100 pages Dimensions: 6'" x 9" Soft, matte laminated paperback cover Paper Weight: 60lb text/90 GSM Acid Free Paper Binding: Perfect