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Thinking Straight by Robin Reardon My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This book follows the journey of a Christian teen coming out as gay to his family and community.
As a result, he is sent off to be cured at a Christian Reform School.
I read this book as part of my research into the gay Christian community. My own father
struggled to suppress his gay lifestyle because of his conservative Christian beliefs. He
put himself through reform programs and ex-gay retreats to no avail. He died feeling shame
and regret because he could not resolve the two as co-existent. Therefore, I have a keen
interest in the interplay between the GLBT crowd and fundamentalist Christianity.
I would recommend this book to three groups of people:
1. Gay teenagers - who are struggling to come out to their family and friends
2. Christian
parents of gay teenagers
3. Members of conservative or fundamentalist churches - who might pass
judgment on the GLBT community The plot was predictable, but the story was
geared for a YA audience, not a 20-something (like me.) If you are interested in the darker
side of Christian fundamentalism and alternative lifestyles, this is a book for you.