Out
eBook - ePub

Out

One Christian's Experience of Leaving the Gay Community

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Out

One Christian's Experience of Leaving the Gay Community

About this book

Bob Fife was raised in a small Ontario town by a Christian mother and an unbelieving father. The tensions made for a dysfunctional home and an uneasy life. But nothing prepared Bob for being sexually molested by an older boy he trusted—-or what happened in his heart afterward.
Out is the story of Bob's descent into homosexual practices and out again. His fascinating journey takes readers from the confusion of his teen years, to his marriage and fatherhood, to his discovery and embrace of the flamboyant Toronto gay scene. He describes abandoning his young family in order to fulfill his same-sex desires, taking him to London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Barcelona, Provincetown, Key West, and San Francisco. Over a decade later, an unexpected visit from his college-aged son caused Bob to confront the consequences of his indulgences and begin to seek change.
Today, Bob has been out of his gay lifestyle for over twenty years. He has reconnected with the church, built and maintained healthy, nonsexual relationships, and healed his relationship with his son. For those who want a way to deal with their same-sex attractions, not celebrate them, Bob's story points a way to grace and redemption..

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. A Few Hours
  7. 2. The Mirror
  8. 3. A Family Secret
  9. 4. Shut Out
  10. 5. The Soldier’s Visit
  11. 6. A Hundred-Dollar Thrashing
  12. 7. Hijinks
  13. 8. Stormy Night
  14. 9. Upper Teen Developments
  15. 10. The Straight Life
  16. 11. Family Crisis
  17. 12. The Wrestling Begins
  18. 13. Transition
  19. 14. Juggling
  20. 15. Identifying as Gay
  21. 16. Making the Break
  22. 17. Spreading My Wings
  23. 18. Settling Down
  24. 19. Mom
  25. 20. Connecting with Sean
  26. 21. AIDS Comes to Call
  27. 22. Out of the Blue
  28. 23. The Story Continues
  29. 24. What Have I Done?
  30. 25. Facing the Challenge
  31. 26. Witness
  32. 27. Following Through
  33. 28. The Purge
  34. 29. Processing
  35. 30. Reaching Out
  36. 31. Tito
  37. 32. Set Apart
  38. 33. Bert
  39. 34. The Uphill Road
  40. 35. Elizabeth
  41. 36. Something to Offer
  42. 37. The Last Word
  43. Acknowledgments