Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,503,364 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Lies That Bind.


Lies That Bind

Thomas Domenici

Arbor Books

19 Spear Road, Suite 202, Ramsey, NJ 07446

0977187039 $14.95 1-201-236-9990 disorientd@aol.com

Lies That Bind is written with an unusual authority by psychologist and psychoanalyst Thomas Domenici who, in addition to being homosexual, works extensively with gay youths, teens and young adults, as well as treating child molesters Noun 1. child molester - a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner
paederast, pederast

degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
 and victims of sexual molestation molestation n. the crime of sexual acts with children up to the age of 18, including touching of private parts, exposure of genitalia, taking of pornographic pictures, rape, inducement of sexual acts with the molester or with other children, and variations of these . Lies That Bind uses the format of a novel to lay out and illustrate the issues of a young gay boy coming to terms with his same-gender sexual orientation sexual orientation
n.
The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces.
 who can no longer play the "I'm-not-gay" game with his family that has resulted in severe depression. Lies That Bind is also about a young gay teenager embracing his reality, healing emotional wounds, and ultimately obtaining a social and more comfort zone and acceptance. Of special note are the embedded Inserted into. See embedded system.  messages for the reader as to the process sexual predators The term sexual predator is used pejoratively to describe a person seen as obtaining or trying to obtain sexual contact with another person in a metaphorically predatory manner.  and molesters use to lure gay boys. Lies That Bind is a superbly written and highly recommended caution regarding the dysfunctional consequences of trying to change a child's innate, biologically driven same-sex gender preference.
COPYRIGHT 2006 Midwest Book Review
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2006, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Small Press Bookwatch
Article Type:Book review
Date:Sep 1, 2006
Words:186
Previous Article:Sunshine Assassins.(Brief article)(Book review)
Next Article:Chinese Fables.(Brief article)(Book review)
Topics:



Related Articles
On Photography.(Sontag's On Photography at 20)
Alternate Sources.
Bound to be Free: The SM Experience.
Writing to Win: The Legal Writer.(Review)
A Critique of Dying.
The greatest sin?(Book Review)
Writer's Digest Books/F&W, dist.(Book review)
The Application of Ichnology to Palaeoenvironmental and Stratigraphic Analysis.(Book review)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles