Download or read book Coming Out of Shame written by Gershen Kaufman and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gershen Kaufman and Lev Raphael expose the role shame has come to play in the lives of gay men and lesbians. The authors break the silence surrounding gay and lesbian experience so that individuals can "come out" of shame and begin a path toward personal growth and acceptance.