An Autoethnography of Queer Invisibility

This book recounts a personal journey of self-acceptance, focusing on the author's creation and reliance of a persona (Paul D. Drevlin) as a defense mechanism against societal and familial pressures.

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David F. Purnell is a visiting professor at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, where he teaches a specialty class on Communicating Identity and Difference. His publications are mostly related to the focus of this book-issues of identity and shame. David lives in Tacoma, WA, and enjoys exploring the beauty of the Pacific Northwest through his daily walking with and in the various landscapes offered to him.

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Author's Note Overview Section I. Disappearing and Hiding 1. The Urge to Disappear 2. Hiding Behind My Persona Section II. Developing Drevlin 3. Becoming Drevlin 4. Back to Smalltown America 5. My Awakening Section III. Running Away 6. Uncle Sam Wants You 7. To All the Men I Have Been Before Section IV. Trying to Find Myself 8. Becoming the Proud Queer: Attempt One 9. Becoming the Proud Queer: Attempt Two 10. Back to Smalltown America, Again! 11. Becoming the Proud Queer: Attempt Three Section V. Living My Life 12. Living My Best Life 13. Returning to Academe 14. Living In Washington 15. Drevlin is a Part of Me Epilogue End Notes References