McGreevey Book Passages Detail Gay Governor's Pain Coming Out

[racaulk]

(Newark, New Jersey) Recently released excerpts from his upcoming book tell the story of a troubled man resorting to anonymous homosexual trysts at highway rest stops as he wrestled with desires frowned on by his Roman Catholic faith and his family.

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The newly released book excerpts do not mention the former aide whom sources close to McGreevey have identified as the man he had an extramarital affair with.

Nor do the excerpts detail his two marriages, or even the scandal which became public knowledge during an Aug. 12, 2004, televised news conference, in which McGreevey acknowledged a gay affair and said he would resign in coming months.

What the book passages do describe is McGreevey's struggle with his own homosexuality and his efforts to be a straight man: staring at Playboy centerfolds, praying, reading psychology texts, frequenting go-go bars, and becoming "as avid a womanizer as anybody else on the New Jersey political scene."

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Link: http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/05/052106mcg.htm

[MuseRider]

1. That is so sad.

To think of not being who you really are for that many years. I hope he is finally happy and in a good place.

[racaulk]

2. I hope that for him too.

He mentioned in the article that he's going well and is "in a good place." I was very happy to read that. It sounds like he's been able to find peace since leaving the public spotlight.

And kudos to him for facing his "scandal" head-on and not allowing himself to be blackmailed.

[MuseRider]

3. Exactly.

I read the article but missed that part. I was just feeling so badly for him. Thanks.