Mind Your Own Life is the true story of a man who was raised in a black Christian church. He was taught that being gay is bad, and that religion and conformity are good. In his efforts to be the kind of person he thought he should be, he married and had two children. One day, however, he decided that he had to be true to himself, asked for a divorce, and left his life behind to find the true person underneath all the trappings of society, the self that he had been raised to hate, but was coming to terms with and loving.
This well-written, non-sequential story will raise many thoughts and feelings from those who are questioning or who are in the closet as well as those who have come out and are seeking acceptance and justification.
This book can also serve as a source for friends and family of those who have come out, to help understand the inner turmoil one can experience in struggling with sexuality. Mind Your Own Life is relatable; it might hit many nerves, making the reader face issues that would preferably remain hidden.
This book can belong in any collection.
Reviewer: s.n.
