Download or read book Reclaiming the Authentic Self written by Carlton Cornett and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 1995 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The homosexual boy who becomes the homosexual man is bombarded by assaults on his identity and self-esteem. In this milieu of rejection, the homosexual man cannot help but internalize some self-hatred. Taking in society's contempt for him leads the gay man to become alienated from who he essentially and authentically is. In an attempt to achieve some acknowledgment, he often adopts a false self more pleasing to his parents and the larger culture.