Secrets of a Gay Marine Porn Star
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (732 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806538333 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Much Better Than You'd Expect Steven Schreibman I'd heard bits and pieces about a "marine porn star" for so many years it became almost an urban legend in the gay community, like our own version of the Loch Ness Monster-- meaning something you'd never really see, but one you'd like to sleep with on the off chance that it's true. As a New Yorker in late 1998, I recall reading the infamous New York Times Magazine. A facinating book and a wonderful read! I wasn't sure what to expect given the title. What I found was an aspiring story. Although my religeous upbringing was much more moderate than Rich Merritt's, I found many similarities between his life and mine. His path from fundametalism to being out, but still filled with self-hate, really hit home. I too kept thinking relief was just around the corner, when I . Fabiano Fabris said The destructiveness of fundamentalism. Don't be put off by the slightly trashy title - which is actually an inside joke, it turns out.I've nearly finished reading the book by Rich Merritt, and I feel I can make a few comments now.I admire Rich's honesty and candor. He's made mistakes and isn't afraid to admit to them, which in my experience, is a very rare thing. The book is well written and compelling
He has been profiled for TheNew York Times Magazine, TheLos Angeles Times, and The Advocate. . RICH MERRITT has written an Op-Ed column for the Navy Times. Stories about him have appeared in the London Times, TheWashington Post and many other publications
YES, IT ALL REALLY HAPPENED JUST LIKE THIS…Here’s the story of Rich Merritt—the good son, teacher’s pet, Southern gentleman, model Christian student at Bob Jones University, Marine officer, and the not-so-anonymous poster boy for a New York TimesMagazine article on gays in the military—whose complicated sexual past caused an international scandal when The Advocate “outed” him as “The Marine Who Did Gay Porn,” putting his life in a tailspin. And above all, it’s a triumphant story of self-forgiveness and identity, of a man who refused to allow himself to be defined by the standards of anyone else—gay or straight. Along the way, Rich Merritt writes with humor, compassion, insight and naked truth about: • What it’s really like growing up behind the “Fortress of Fundamentalism&rd
All rights reserved. In this hefty if meandering tell-all, Merritt charts his struggle to repress his sexuality while living amongst the members of his ultra-conservative family and attending "the Fortress of Fundamentalism": Bob Jones University. That first encounter-with another man-ends with a knife being held to the throat of a woman who saw the two together. Just when the book seems headed for a happy ending with Merritt in a stable relationship and attending law school, he discovers circuit parties and starts mixing alcohol, recreational drugs and antidepressants, which sends him spiraling downward toward a suicide attempt. . Merritt's tale is compelling, titillating and even moving. Marines serving under him didn't realize their captain was a closeted gay man, and his small group of gay friends didn't know he made gay p