Shorn: Toys to Men

Shorn: Toys to Men

Paperback (01 Jan 2011)

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Publisher's Synopsis

What shapes a man's life more? Being molested at age seven, having a gruff father ashamed of him for being effeminate, or being humiliated by school bullies for being a sissy? In the memoir, Shorn: Toys to Men, author Dennis Milam Bensie chronicles his journey from damaged boy, self-medicating by cutting the hair of shoplifted Barbie dolls, to confused young man, paying hundreds of gay street hustlers to shave their heads. Bensie demonstrates how hair can be currency--a moral gauge for good and bad, male and female, lawful and unlawful. The world of theater is his backdrop, a sanctuary where he gradually spins fantasy into reality. After getting his start in community theater, Bensie moves up to professional houses throughout the United States, turning his private sexual conflict over haircutting into a successful career as a skilled theatrical wig designer. Humorous and honest, this book is a uniquely tangled love story, a triumphant quest for love, forgiveness and self-acc

Book information

ISBN: 9781603810920
Publisher: Epicenter Press
Imprint: Coffeetown Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: B
Language: English
Number of pages: 259
Weight: 77g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 3mm