Random Home presents the audio edition of Straight Jacket, written and browse by Matthew Todd.

WINNER BOYZ BEST LGBT Reserve 2017

SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLARI Publication PRIZE 2017

Straight Coat is a groundbreaking clarion call for gay males, the wider LGBT community, their friends and family. Part memoir, part ground-breaking polemic, it appears beneath the shiny facade of contemporary gay tradition and asks if gay people are as content as they could be – and if not really, why not?

Meticulously researched, on the subject of Straight Jacket courageous and life-affirming, Straight Jacket offers invaluable practical advice on how to overcome a range of difficult issues. It also recognizes that this is a watershed minute, a piercing wake-up-call-to-arms for the gay and wider community to recognize the importance of supporting all teenagers – and assisting older people to transform their encounter and finally obtain the lives they want.

‘This can be an important read for each and every homosexual person around the planet’ – Elton John

‘Matthew Todd believed he had lengthy since handled the demons encircling his sexuality. In [his] new book, he shows the crisis of shame facing the homosexual community – and how to solve it.’ – The Observer