This is part two of the two-parter episode on The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs. I have a lot to say, lots to quote, and lots to cover about The Velvet Rage so this ended up being a two-parter.

In this episode, I go over the last few sections of the group. This includes 3 key pillars of authenticity, questions to ask yourself in moments of doubt, and life lessons and mantras.

The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World is detailing of the gay male experience with shame and the processes we go through. Alan Downs, a clinical psychiatrist, uses his own experience and that of his patients to describe and guide gay men through his 3-stage model.