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    His Story
    His Story
    His Story
    Ebook49 pages36 minutes

    His Story

    By Drew Payne

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    Does the damage stop when the abuse does?

    Modern gay life is hard enough, with homophobia, bar culture and dysfunctional relationships, but how do you navigate it carrying the baggage of the ex-gay (conversion therapy) movement?

    Chris was involved with an ex-gay organisation as a teenager, after a breakdown he broke away from them. Now, as an adult, Chris is trying live as an out gay man but the baggage of his past keeps pulling him back.

    This six-part story asks how does someone come to terms with the aftermath of the ex-gay movement.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDrew Payne
    Release dateAug 30, 2022
    ISBN9781005139612
    His Story
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    Drew Payne

    I live and work in London, England, which has influenced a lot of my writing.My short stories have appeared in the anthologies, Showtime 2020, Showtime 2019, The Monster in My Closet, Eros at Large, A Boxful of Ideas and Boys in Bed. My essay, More Than Just Making Beds and Emptying Bedpans, was published in the collection Nurses on the Run.Plus, my short stories have been published in the journals Chroma, ScotsGay, Creative Week, Flash Fiction Magazine, Indie Scene and Gazebo; and have been performed as part of the literary salon, Are You Sitting Comfortably.I am also a regular contributor to the magazines BJN, BJCN, and Nursing Standard, and for the Nursing Standard I have been a guest editor.My sketches have been performed in the satirical review shows Treason Show and Newsrevue.

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