{"product_id":"disowned-sharif-nsubuga-9798865768036","title":"Disowned: Unpredictable Emotional Response to Your Denial","description":"I should've been \u003cb\u003ekind to that boy, \u003c\/b\u003e his \u003ci\u003escarred\u003c\/i\u003e back willing to \u003cb\u003epunish\u003c\/b\u003e himself for \u003cb\u003eapproval\u003c\/b\u003e. He became lost, didn't know what to believe anymore, the loneliness, of being abandoned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI met the love of my life again, he's still struggling with the set society's rules about muscularity. We were trained to \u003cb\u003esuppress\u003c\/b\u003e our feelings, after all, we're men. Deep down, Andre is hurting, but not willing to open up about his post-traumatic disorders. We both never had \u003cb\u003ea supportive background\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndre is a beautiful man, and his \u003ci\u003eimpetuous\u003c\/i\u003e passionate forces \u003cb\u003eproportionally circled\u003c\/b\u003e and grew larger as he walked back into my life. Firstly, I grew up in a small town. My father loved his religion more than anyone in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI tried to be accepted, but the priest said otherwise. I used to believe religions were supposed to be \u003cb\u003ea symbol of love\u003c\/b\u003e. But why have I been \u003ci\u003erestrained from my beliefs\u003c\/i\u003e about love? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharif Nsubuga\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of Cosmopolitan, talks of homophobia as a lost used mechanism of the weakest minds trying to \u003cb\u003elower\u003c\/b\u003e a queer's state of mind so that they can \u003cb\u003ecreate and accommodate\u003c\/b\u003e an \u003cb\u003eillusional \u003c\/b\u003eenvironment for them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndre and I struggled to \u003cb\u003eunlearn\u003c\/b\u003e hating ourselves. I was rejected many times by family, and everyone else l greatly loved. Stranded on the streets, until \u003cb\u003eI met Andre.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharif Nsubuga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798865768036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Sharif Nsubuga","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49168942596351,"sku":"9798865768036","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/disowned-sharif-nsubuga-9798865768036","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}