
The Pigeon Coop: Unwanted identities, being a sissy, anger, and shame
LGBTQ, Shame, TraumaJoey was 7 years old and was raised in the Deep South. He grew up with both parents and had several sisters. As a child, Joey was tortured by the boys in the neighborhood and at school. They were always calling him a “ sissy ” or a “mama’s…

The Puppet: The struggles of gay men with authenticity, anxiety, depression, shame, compassion, self-compassion and common humanity.
Daring Way, LGBTQ, ShamePatient: Tommy
In his words:
"When I came out nine months ago, I was free. I was no longer bound by all the gender norms I had tried so hard to avoid. I think I fooled those around me pretty well.
I was gay. I was free. I could be myself.…