Straight Talk with Gay Guys: What Girlfriends Can’t Tell You & Straight Men Won’t
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About The Book
Daylle interviewed 33 fabulous gay guys to give women advice on dating, romance, sex and becoming an autonomous woman, with or without a man for her newest book, Straight Talk With Gay Guys: What Girlfriends Can’t Tell You & Straight Men Won’t. The book is a good example of why gay guys can be straight chick magnets.
Some women turn to their girlfriends when they have problems with men. Some turn to food. Daylle turned to her gay guy friends to straighten her out. In Straight Talk she brings to women the kind of direct and insightful advice from gay men that now empowers her.
Straight Talk With Gay Guys gives you the real deal on how and why men think and act as they do. Featuring constructive advice from experts on masculine behavior—33 smart, hilarious, observant, and caring gay men who are also corporate executives, journalists, musicians, hairstylists and a variety of other professions—this empowering guide offers the most insightful relationship advice you’ve ever had.
- Set boundaries for inappropriate behavior and stop jerks in their tracks
- Hone skills for avoiding sexual mishaps and being manipulated into bed
- Learn how to translate “manspeak”
- Discover what women do that drives men away
- Quit searching for Mr. Right and start having more fun dating
- Identify and avoid the “now you see him—now you don’t” guy
- Close the book on Prince Charming and the Cinderella fairy-tale ending
What People Say About The Book
Straight Talk with Gay Guys is a fun and eye-opening discussion that will help you improve your self-esteem, heat up the bedroom, and take control of your own behavior with men to get more of what you want.
Since most gays spent their formative years watching their female friends date, by 18 we’re experts at giving advice. Schwartz has gathered the best of yesterday’s wallflowers, including Carmella Cann and Kevin Aviance, to educate our straight sisters with humor and sensitivity
—HX magazine
Meet the Guys!
In Daylle’s quest to provide a taste of the joy of getting advice from gay friends, she interviewed a variety of fabulous gay guys for advice.
Alex Romero is a graduate of Yale University with a degree in biology, currently working as a recording artist in NYC.
Andy Reynolds is president of Penetration, Inc. in New York City, doing PR, production, and management.
Bob Witeck is former press secretary in the U.S. Senate, a public relations executive, and co-founder and CEO of his public relations firm, Witeck-Combs Communications, Inc. in Washington, D.C. (clients have included Christopher Reeve Foundation, American Airlines, IBM, and more). Bob also co-authored Business Inside Out (Kaplan Business, 2006)—marketing to gay consumers.
Brian Belovitch is assistant photo editor for People magazine, based in New York City.
Carl Sullivan is a magazine editor and journalist from Brooklyn.
Curt Smith is a photographer who was raised in Tennessee and now lives in Florida.
Dan Matthews is a PETA activist in Virginia who campaigns closely with women such as Pink and Chrissie Hynde. His international exploits for animal rights, especially those undertaken with Pam Anderson, who calls him her gay husband, are brought to life in his irreverent book, Committed (Atria/Simon & Schuster).
David Paul Miramontes owns the David Paul Salon in Beverly Hills, CA and has done hair for many celebrities.
Ed Razzano represents songwriters and getting their songs place in film / TV and advertising in New York City.
Fritz LaBoucane is the Creative Director of Vidal Sassoon in Toronto.
Glenn Wiehl is a hairstylist with Elizabeth Arden at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Hedda Lettuce is a female impersonator based in New York City.
Jason Stuart is a comedian and actor from Los Angeles, and had a recurring role on the TV show, My Wife and Kids.
Kenny Bonavitacola is a fashion designer (Bill Blass, Perry Ellis, his own BONAVITACOLA label and many more) and restaurateur in New York City.
Kevin Aviance is a performer and recording artist with #1 Billboard chart hits.
Kevin Kelly is a freelance floral designer/flower arranger from Kansas City, MO and author of Letting the Lotus Bloom, the Expression of Soul through Flowers.
Kevin Scott was a stylist/hair colorist at Christophe’s Beverly Hills salon and recently opened C. Kevin at Absolution.
Keoni Udarbe is a Pediatrician and Child Psychiatry private clinical in New York City.
Kyle Barton is a college student in Boston, MA.
Matthew Link is a journalist and filmmaker who has written for Time, Newsweek, and many travel publications, and has produced his own guidebooks and documentaries that have played on PBS and in film festivals.
Michael Alvear is the co-host of HBO‘s The Sex Inspectors and author of the gay sex and relationship advice book, Men Are Pigs But We Love Bacon.
Michael McDerman is a performing artist and female impersonator in New York City, also known as Carmella Cann.
Michael Musto writes the well-known “La Dolce Musto” celebrity and gossip column in the Village Voice in New York, City and also appears on TV commenting on entertainment stories.
Michael Thomas Ford is a writer from northern California who is best known for his "Trials of My Queer Life" series of essay collections and novels including Last Summer and Looking for It.
Michele Antiga is Technical Director, specialized in coloring but also cutting and styling at the Daniel Hersheson Salon in Harvey Nichols in London, England and is originally from Italy.
Michael Luongo is a New York-based freelance writer, editor and photographer, concentrating on travel in the Middle East and Latin America, and wrote Frommer‘s First Edition Buenos Aires Guidebook.
Patrick Sherman is a self-employed editor/journalist from San Diego, CA.
Randall David Cook is a playwright/screenwriter in New York City.
Randy Dotinga earns his living as a freelance writer in San Diego.
Rick Trabucco is a comedian and interior designer in New York City.
Travis D. Bone is a reporter and columnist for a newsmagazine in San Diego California called The Gay and Lesbian Times.
Vinnie Petrarca is a partner in CP Promotions, doing special events and promotion in New York City.
Yiannis Psaroudis calls himself an aspiring comic in SoHo (New York City).
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Trolling for Mr. Right, then Settling for Mr. Not Too Wrong: Why a Man as Your #1 Goal Sabotages Happiness
Chapter 2: Complete Yourself!: Revising a Man’s Place in Your Life
Chapter 3: Stop Jerks in Their Tracks!: Learning to Set Boundaries for Inappropriate Behavior
Chapter 4: Reality Check: Going from Fantasy to Realistic Expectations of Men
Chapter 5: Men Will Be Men!: How to Work with Men, Not Change Them
Chapter 6: Beware His Southern Head Mentality: Skills to Avoid Sexual Mishaps
Chapter 7: The REAL Relationship Rules: New Directions that Empower You
Chapter 8: Make Him a Keeper: Tips for Nurturing Good Behavior in Your guy
Chapter 9: Revolve Around Yourself!: Developing a Life that Attracts Healthy Men
Chapter 10: Wanted: One Sperm Donor, Must Be Financially Secure: How to Put Marriage and Children into Perspective
Chapter 11: Goodbye Double Standards!:Navigating Sexual Stereotypes to Get More From Men
Chapter 12: Horny and in Control!:How to Take Charge of Your Sexual Desires
Chapter 13: Rock His World—and Yours—in Bed: Pointers for Heating Up Sex
Chapter 14: Put the “Self” Back in Self-Esteem: Tools for Becoming a Self-Empowered Woman
A Few Final Words