Are You Ready?: The Gay Man's Guide to Thriving at Midlife »

A guide to celebrating midlife from the author of the national bestseller Love Between Men.

Library Journal

Isensee, a clinical social worker and psychotherapist who has focused specifically on the psychological development of gay men in such books as Love Between Men: Enhancing Intimacy and Keeping Your Relationship Alive (Alyson, 1996), here hopes to "help gay men counter oppressive stereotypes about growing older, affirm a positive midlife identity, and grapple more successfully with these changes." Buttressing his account with excerpts from in-depth interviews with ten gay men of various backgrounds aged 37 to 50, he discusses changes in identity, physicality and sexuality, mortality, spirituality, and relationships. As a description of some men's experience, the observations and anecdotes, if not profound, make for engaging reading, supplementing such works as Gay Men and Aging (Garland, 1997), Gay Midlife and Maturity (Haworth, 1990), and Raymond Berger's Gay and Gray (Harrington Park, 1996). Recommended for specialized collections and larger public libraries.--James E. Van Buskirk, San Francisco P.L.