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Author: Karen Solt
Publisher: She Writes Press
Imprint: She Writes Press
ISBN: 9781647426729
ISBN 10: 1647426723
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 04 June 2024
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""Thoroughly captivating and well written, Hiding for My Life is a delightful novelty."" --Grethe Cammermeyer, COL (ret), RN, PhD, USAR, and author of Serving in Silence ""Solt takes us on a moving journey through an era--not too long ago--when LGBTQ people serving in the military had to sacrifice their identities. Solt's emotional writing helps us viscerally feel what it was like for her to be constantly looking over her shoulder, wary lest she lose everything because of who she loves. As she faces tough choices with sometimes tragic consequences, we applaud her spirit and resilience."" --Patricia Grayhall, author of Making the Rounds ""I found Hiding for my Life to be honest, revealing, heartfelt, and insightful. Navy life is extremely demanding, and Solt certainly opened my eyes to the additional struggles that we imposed on a community of sailors that not only affected them, but those close to them as well. Reading it made me want to personally shake the hand of every sailor who had to endure those draconian policies and thank them for their service."" --Joe R. Campa Jr., 11th Master Chief Petty Officer of the US Navy ""In a story of love and survival, Karen Solt reveals the harsh realities of being gay in the navy prior to and during 'Don't Ask Don't Tell.' It's not until she retires that the true cost of concealment becomes clear. This is a poignant rendering of an important historical period that reveals the complexity of service life for gays and the losses they endured. A great read."" --Carol E. Anderson, DMin, author of You Can't Buy Love Like That: Growing Up Gay in the Sixties"
Author Information
Karen Solt is a retired US Navy senior chief petty officer who served as a gay sailor from 1984 to 2006, prior to and during Don't Ask, Don't Tell. After hiding her sexuality from the world for most of her life, Karen considers herself a ""Combat Hideologist,"" and believes the way back to personal and global peace and freedom is for every human to come out from hiding and commit to living the truth of who they are. She holds a master's degree in psychology (counseling), is an emotional health coach, and loves to help others discover and heal their own hiding places. To learn more, please visit Karen's website at www.hideology.com. Karen currently resides in her small hometown, Prescott, Arizona, where she and her new, young dog, Kai, chase squirrels, drink lattes, and watch over her feisty mother.
