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When James was a kid, church folk used the word homosexual with disgust. They crushed the word against their front teeth with the tongue, then spat it out as if bitter bile. It put the fear of God in him.
Judge Me, Judge Me Not is James’s story of religion-induced shame, a hidden journey of sexual discovery, and closeted living as a husband and father that seemed like it might never end. But in October 1998, the heinous murder of Matthew Shepard gave James the courage to act, and he stood proud to face public persecution in a nationally televised legal battle with the education system that sought to silence him and all gay teachers.
In a memoir spanning nearly nine decades, each chapter reveals one of nine essential people inextricably linked to his journey. James’s memoir also features “The Voices,” five discordant, invisible advisors residing in the board room of his mind, who added fuel to the fire of James’s struggle to live authentically.
Judge Me, Judge Me Not is one man’s battle against the world and himself, and it shows us that even in a sea of persecution, it’s never too late to find, and use, your voice.