But then when I did the Homo Sapiens LGBT podcast, a lot of people were talking about the topic of gay shame.” There are remarkably few books about it, which is odd, he says, considering how common it still is. “I always wanted to write a book on anxiety. Today, he’s speaking on Zoom from his south London home - in a vest and what he calls his “1940s bloomer boxer shorts” as he’s just come off his exercise bike. It has clung on to me and literally stopped me truly flying in life”. And yet, says the 42-year-old musician, whose new book To Be a Gay Man, has just come out in paperback, “gay shame was a part of my life from the age of six. They are unlikely to say that his story has been one of gay shame that has blighted his life. Sk anyone what Will Young’s story is and they’ll probably tell you he’s a singer who won Pop Idol in 2002, went on to release a string of multi-platinum albums, win two Brit awards and had countless other successes. New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENT.
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