Nonfiction
Our Naked Lives: Stories from Gay Italian American Men (forthcoming, 2011)
My partner, Michael Carosone, and I are writing and editing a collection of personal essays. Gay Italian American men will be writing on their struggles with discrimination, stigma, identity, Roman Catholicism, familial issues, father-son conflicts, and masculinity. You can join the Gay/Queer/GLBTQ Italian Americans Group on Facebook, Gay/Queer/GLBTQ Italian American's Facebook Page, to acquire more information on this book.
“Overcoming Internalized Homophobia: Embracing the Real Me”
My essay discusses the need for therapists to be educated and trained in affirmative psychotherapy and LGBTQ issues. I engaged in therapy with two mental health professionals who were not trained in affirmative psychotherapy, which hindered them from making the connection between my mental health issues and internalized homophobia.
"The Construction of a Dual Identity: A Social Work Perspective of Rejection and Acceptance of the Gay and Italian American Selves " (essay)
Presented at the Heights-Hill Mental Health Clinic of South Beach Psychiatric Center, LGBT Affirmative Program. New York State Office of Mental Health, NY, October 2008
"The Construction of a Dual Identity: A Social Work Perspective of Rejection and Acceptance of the Gay and Italian American Selves" (presentation)
Presented at the Italians in the Americas: An International Conference, The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute. Queens College, The City University of New York, NY, May 2008
Academic Essays and Presentations
"Achievement Motivation of Students with Disabilities" (Essay)
"Achievement Motivation of Students with Disabilities" (Presentation)
"Case Formulation of Jackson Pollock"
"Chelsea, New York: Concerns and Issues of a Neighborhood"
"Defining Loss and Grief through Existentialism and Logotherapy"
"Homelessness among the Mentally Ill Population: The History, Policies, and Programs"
"Identifying as a Homosexual Adolescent: A Time of Crisis and Struggle"
"Striving for Change: Working with a Group of Dually Diagnosed Residents"
"The Perspective of a Gay Italian-American"
Writers who have influenced me
Audra Lorde
David Leavitt
Barbara Ehrenreich
Paul Monette
Peter Fisher
David Sedaris
Doris Lessing
Edward Said
Frank McCourt
James Baldwin
Larry Kramer
Dalton Conley
Maria Laurino