About the Book
"Christopher Nutter shares his personal story with candor and honesty, providing insights and observations that are sure to help other gay men no matter where they happen to be on their own journey."
-Neil G. Giuliano
President, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
"Written with humor, insight, hope and faith, The Way Out may prove to be an enduring 'post-gay' survival guide for the twenty-first century gay man."
-Jack Drescher, author Psychoanalytic Therapy and the Gay Man
Christopher Lee Nutter came out of the closet in 1994 with a bang in a brutally honest essay for Details magazine, thrusting him into the spotlight as an unofficial mentor to gay men across the country.
Twelve years later in this edgy memoir, Nutter chronicles his journey from closeted Southern boy to gay New York bartender and party boy, sharing everything he's learned about how gay men are taught to see themselves in a fundamentally destructive way. Assaulted with programming from the "gay" and "straight" worlds alike, gay men are left to ask themselves, Am I the coolest, sexiest, trendiest thing ever, or an illegitimate cancer on society?
Nutter contests that gay men are neither, but rather conscious beings on the path to realizing that they have the power to create their lives according to their own will rather than the will of the world, or the illusion of their fears. Part memoir, part philosophy, The Way Out gives tools tailored to the reality of gay men's daily existence-whether it's in the boardroom, the bedroom or the steam room- so that they can connect to this power, and in the process, discover the love, freedom and happiness they long for and deserve.
"The Way Out is a guidebook written specifically to assist gay men in breaking out of the self-imposed prisons of 'straight' and 'gay' into an authentically powerful life of compassion and wisdom, but the insights it contains are essential to breaking out of all self-imposed prisons."
-Gary Zukav, author The Seat of the Soul and The Dancing Wu Li Masters
"The Way Out is a practical and refreshingly honest roadmap for gay men whose journey just begins with 'coming out'. Christopher Nutter's own self-exploration identifies real challenges for gay men, and gives insights and tools to help us be our best selves."
-Alan Van Capelle, Empire State Pride Agenda
- Called "the gay Dr. Phil," and "a new player in the great American debate about values," the author is becoming the first gay self help guru.
- The Way Out has been featured in the virtually every major gay media outlet in the country, including Out, The Advocate, Genre, HX, IN Los Angeles Magazine, The San Francisco Bay Times, and Bay Windows, and major mainstream publications, including The San Francisco Chronicle, Time Out New York, Publisher's Weekly, and The Miami Herald.
- The Way Out is the first work of spirituality for gay men to be endorsed by Oprah's guru and Seat of the Soul author Gary Zukav; GLAAD president Neil G. Giuliano; Chair of the Gay and Lesbian Committee of the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Jack Drescher; and Executive Director of the Empire State Pride Agenda, Alan Van Capelle;
- The author recently became the first gay spirituality author to teach for the Learning Annex.
About the Author :
Christopher Lee Nutter has been shedding new light on the gay experience for over a decade through ground breaking journalism in The Village Voice, Details, The Advocate, The New York Times, Vibe, The Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide, and many others. He has also written for Cargo, New York Magazine, Time Out New York, HX, The New York Post, Lambda Book Review and appeared on VH-1 and the Metro Channel's Naked New York.
Review :
"The author of a compelling new book for gay men, The Way Out relates his own journey from the closet to the party scene to despair to enlightenment - and invites you to join him on his path to affirming the true self."
--The Advocate
--The Advocate
"The Way Out chronicles what it means to be a gay man in America."
--OutInAmerica.com
--OutInAmerica.com
"The Way Out expresses the newness and adventure of a man who is finding his soul, and who has the courage to say publicly what he's learning."
--San Francisco Bay Times
--San Francisco Bay Times
"The Way Out is a book about eliminating the confusion of social identity and finding your true self."
--OutOnTheNet.Com
--OutOnTheNet.Com
"The Way Out is a means to step outside of habitual thoughts that cast the self as an unwitting and powerless victim of circumstance."
--Edge Miami
--Edge Miami
"The Way Out is going to be revolutionary."
--AOL Coaches
--AOL Coaches
"The Way Out should be required reading for gay readers of all ages, from questioning teens to experienced adults."
--Miami New Times
--Miami New Times
"A gay Dr. Phil with a heavy dose of Dalai Lama."
--Gaywired.com
--Gaywired.com
"Christopher Lee Nutter is a new player in the great American debate about values."
--The San Francisco Chronicle
--The San Francisco Chronicle
"Christopher Lee Nutter's mix of ancient wisdom and contemporary idioms is bound to resonate with young gay male readers."
--Echo magazine
--Echo magazine
"Christopher Lee Nutter's new book gives every indication that it's more than a conventional gay self-help tome."
--Publisher's Weekly
--Publisher's Weekly
"In The Way Out, Nutter uses his life's humorous anecdotes as a guide for gay men who are coming out, as well as those who are 'aggressively gay', come to the realization that the typical gay life doesn't have to be one of pain and confusion."
--Bay Windows
--Bay Windows
"Leading the way out, Nutter offers advice on escaping the 'gay herd' mentality."
--Express Gay News
--Express Gay News
"Nutter attempts to help gay men work through their baggage, overcome insecurities, deal with a busted heart, and essentially empower themselves to live the most honest, healthy, authentic life they can."
--Frontiers magazine
--Frontiers magazine
"Nutter brings us a how-to for the gay everyman, both a handy guide for newbies and a thoughtful refresher for those of us who think we've already been there, done that."
--Out magazine
--Out magazine
"Nutter is on to something, and the timing of The Way Out has been ideal."
--Time Out New York
--Time Out New York
"One of the Best LGBT Books of 2006."
--IN Los Angeles Magazine
--IN Los Angeles Magazine
"Revolutionary."
--The Long Beach Blade
--The Long Beach Blade
"When we speak of role models, many times we think of athletes, movie stars or historic figures. Christopher Lee Nutter is the real thing."
--Ambiente Magazine
--Ambiente Magazine
"Writing this deeply confessional book required an astonishing amount of self realization for the author himself."
--HX Magazine
--HX Magazine
"You may not immediately want to, but you'll surely recognize yourself in these pages."
--Genre magazine
--Genre magazine
"The Way Out is a guidebook written specifically to assist gay men in breaking out of the self-imposed prisons of 'straight' and 'gay' into an authentically powerful life of compassion and wisdom, but the insights it contains are essential to breaking out of all self imposed prisons."
--Gary Zukav, author The Seat of the Soul and The Dancing Wu Li Masters
"The Way Out may prove to be an enduring 'post-gay' survival gay for the twenty first century gay man."
--Jack Drescher, MD, Chair, Gay and Lesbian Committee, American Psychiatric Association.
"Christopher Nutter shares his personal story with candor and honesty, providing insights and observations that are sure to help other gay men no matter where they happen to be on their own journey."
--Neil G. Giuliano, President, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
"Christopher Nutter's own self-exploration identifies real challenges for gay men, and gives insights and tools to help us be our best selves."
--Alan Van Capelle, Executive Director, Empire State Pride Agenda
