Why he chose not to reveal his porn past to the New York Times journalist.A real insider’s experience of working in the male porn industry-the good, the bad, and the extremely hot.The harsh realities of military life under the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” Clinton policy.What it’s really like growing up behind the “Fortress of Fundamentalism” and how he ultimately came to despise their views.Along the way, Rich Merritt writes with humor, compassion, insight and naked truth about:
And above all, it’s a triumphant story of self-forgiveness and identity, of a man who refused to allow himself to be defined by the standards of anyone else-gay or straight. It’s the compelling, poignant story of how a boy who never listened to pop music, never cursed, and didn’t have his first drink until he was eighteen exploded into a life of drugs, alcohol, promiscuity, prostitution, and pornography.
Here’s the story of Rich Merritt-the good son, teacher’s pet, Southern gentleman, model Christian student at Bob Jones University, Marine officer, and the not-so-anonymous poster boy for a New York Times Magazine article on gays in the military-whose complicated sexual past caused an international scandal when The Advocate “outed” him as “The Marine Who Did Gay Porn,” putting his life in a tailspin. YES, IT ALL REALLY HAPPENED JUST LIKE THIS…
