Straight to Normal: My Life as a Gay Man
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| Author | Sharif D. Rangnekar |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Rupa Publications |
| Pages | 232 pages |
| ISBN | 978-8193307717 |
| Item Weight | 0.5 kg |
Straight to Normal: My Life as a Gay Man
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₹ 275
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‘God is the reason why I am who I am.
Nature is the reason why I am who I am.
I don't want to die because of who I am.’
As a fifteen-year-old, Sharif D. Rangnekar could not fathom why he felt aroused watching men
dance in a Jermaine Jackson music video. He soon found the ‘answer’ in a book that told him
that this was just a phase and it would end once he got married. He almost did.
Straight to Normal is the autobiography of a gay man who had to battle bouts of confusion,
vulnerability, fear, dejection and depression and also unlearn the normative definition of lust, love
and everything in between, in order to thwart the desire to kill himself and find a reason to live.
Through the twists and turns of hate and affection, love and break-ups, violence and near peace,
he finally finds the courage to speak for himself and others like him.
After several failed attempts to write this book due to the fear of the law and society, as a fifty-year-
old gay man who does not want to see a single person losing hope and life, Sharif has written
his story where he describes how he gained an identity but lost a near lifetime, looking for love
and companionship.
Through this book, he hopes that anyone who feels pressured to appear ‘straight’ finds the strength
to be who they are.
Nature is the reason why I am who I am.
I don't want to die because of who I am.’
As a fifteen-year-old, Sharif D. Rangnekar could not fathom why he felt aroused watching men
dance in a Jermaine Jackson music video. He soon found the ‘answer’ in a book that told him
that this was just a phase and it would end once he got married. He almost did.
Straight to Normal is the autobiography of a gay man who had to battle bouts of confusion,
vulnerability, fear, dejection and depression and also unlearn the normative definition of lust, love
and everything in between, in order to thwart the desire to kill himself and find a reason to live.
Through the twists and turns of hate and affection, love and break-ups, violence and near peace,
he finally finds the courage to speak for himself and others like him.
After several failed attempts to write this book due to the fear of the law and society, as a fifty-year-
old gay man who does not want to see a single person losing hope and life, Sharif has written
his story where he describes how he gained an identity but lost a near lifetime, looking for love
and companionship.
Through this book, he hopes that anyone who feels pressured to appear ‘straight’ finds the strength
to be who they are.
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