Being Gay Saved My Life

This isn't a story about being gay, but rather a story of self-love and how being gay was the catalyst to my personal growth of moving from fear of everything, including myself, to love of life and self. This collection of vignettes proves that living an authentic self-accepting life is so much easier and joy-FULL.Everyone is beautiful.What people are saying:Being Gay Saved My Life is an honest, refreshing look at coming out, coming to, and coming of age later in life. Diane's sharp...
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This isn't a story about being gay, but rather a story of self-love and how being gay was the catalyst to my personal growth of moving from fear of everything, including myself, to love of life and self. This collection of vignettes proves that living an authentic self-accepting life is so much easier and joy-FULL.Everyone is beautiful.What people are saying:Being Gay Saved My Life is an honest, refreshing look at coming out, coming to, and coming of age later in life. Diane's sharp humor with a dose of reality, tells what it was like and her coming into herself is a must read for everyone. Being Gay is provocative, gives hope and inspires courage to just be, to accept that which may have become hidden over time and live fully. ~Chris Riley, Field Director, MassEqualityWOW!!! Being Gay Saved My Life is amazing. I devoured it! I am so moved by Diane Koziol Krueger's coming out story and her beautiful self-portraits. This heartwarming book will give comfort and hope to those who are not yet out and inspiration to those who need to know it's okay to be who you are. ~Kaylee Murphy, LICSWDiane Koziol Krueger's book Being Gay Saved My Life is a tender and life-opening display of what self love and discovery truly is. The pages unfolded to deliver an open and honest story about a woman who, through her own life events and realizations, allowed her own life and truth to unfolded within herself. Several lines struck me as I read this book because her story hit home for me in many ways. We can't always change our past but we can learn from it to create our present and inspire our future. Well done. ~April Claxton, Author, CBS Radio Show Host and CEO of TheMovementWithin.com Diane Koziol Krueger's story of resilience and healing when you have little support around you, at least initially, is an inspiration to LGBT people of all ages. It gets better but we have to make it better by believing in ourselves and owning who we are. ~Pam Garramone, Executive Director Greater Boston PFLAG