Being Homosexual

Gay Men and Their Development

Richard Isay

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Random House Inc
05 May 2009

Sexual behaviour

A compassionate and powerful resource for gay men-now revised and updated for the 21st century.

Richard Isay was the first person to challenge the homophobia of the psychoanalytic community and prove, through his own story and those of his patients, that homosexuality is an innate characteristic rather than a learned pathology. Now revised and updated for the 21st-century, the groundbreaking Being Homosexual carries the reader through the main developmental stages in the gay male's life cycle from the initial awareness of same-sex impulses to coming out, forming friendships with other gay men, and a mature integration of one's sexual identity.

By: Richard Isay
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 187g
ISBN: 9780307389572
ISBN 10: 030738957X
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 05 May 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

DR. RICHARD ISAY is a professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic and a faculty member of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. He was instrumental in getting the American Psychoanalytic Association to adopt a non-discrimination policy for the training of candidates.

Reviews for Being Homosexual: Gay Men and Their Development

A bold revision of psychoanalytic thought on male homosexuality. . . . A seminal work. . . . Provocative, fair-minded, and enjoyable to read. -American Journal of Psychiatry Worth studying for both its accomplishments and its reminder that understanding gay male behavior requires first an acceptance of that behavior. -Gay Community News [A] daring and landmark book. . . . Gives the power of psychoanalysis back to gays and shows through theory and case examples how gays can use psychoanalysis to grow, be enriched by love, and reach their true potential. -The Advocate Interesting, innovative, and useful to those . . . in clinical practice. -The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review