The Huddersfield Pink Picnic are proud to announce our partnership with ‘Closets Are For Clothes’ author Richard Harris who is a Clinical Hypnotherapist at True Colours Hypnotherapy, Cardiff.

Richard is donating £5.00 from the sale of each copy sold to The Pink Picnic so we can raise as much money possible to help support The Pink Picnic.

‘Closets Are For Clothes’ was released at the end of May 2010 and it’s a book that celebrates everything gay! It has been dubbed a self-help book which has been written to inform the un-informed. It talks directly to people who do not understand our culture – friends, parents, family members and strangers on the street. It also acts as a handbook that allows any individual who identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender – to deal with what life throws at them and shows them that they are still a tremendous person.
Closets Are For Clothes features valuable input from over thirty individuals from all over the world about their experiences of living life “differently” to all the others around them.

Please buy your copy and show your support for The Pink Picnic.

Overview Of The Book:

Do you know what it is like to be stuffed right at the back of the closet with very little room to move with all those clothes, shoes and not to mention the skeletons?

It can be a dark and lonely place especially when you do not have a flashlight. Richard Harris’ new book Closets Are For Clothes has been written in a “no-holds-barred” fashion. Looking at the accomplishments and complications that are part and parcel of life, when you are different from the rest of the people in your world. As you first begin to acknowledge yourself as gay, lesbian or bisexual it leaves you with feelings of dread, you know you are different and with this comes the emotional rollercoaster ride, just because you are attracted to those of the same sex.

It is natural to think that this automatically removes you from the world, leaving you locked in the closet experiencing life through the crack between the doors – but it doesn’t have to be this way, with a little guidance and encouragement you can come out of the closet. Think of how great life can be when you decide to open up and tell those whom you love about the real you, and when they accept the real YOU.

You are not alone, there are millions who understand your situation, there are those who have broken free and come out of the closet and those who remain locked inside. Allow this book to be your flashlight, see the clearer picture that will have you grabbing for the handle so you can set yourself free. You will discover the real person that is hiding inside that closet, a person that is a true individual worthy of love, respect and acceptance for being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. These are just labels by the way; they in no way define who you are as a person.

In the book there are many coming out stories, they are from real people just like you, who were afraid of bullying, or homophobia, but having made the leap of faith in their friends and families, they are now living happy lives out of the closet. Come out of the closet, and come out of your depression.

Closets Are For Clothes is a handbook written by Life Coach Richard Harris for anyone who is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. This book will allow you to quickly get to grips with understanding all there is to know about being born different to most others. Closets Are For Clothes is not exclusively for gays it can help parents, families and friends who do not quite appreciate or identify with a loved one who is attracted to someone of the same sex.

• Why You Are Gay
• Gays Through History
• Coming Out
• The Gay Scene
• Religion And Being Gay
• Sex & Sexual Health
• Mental Health & Depression
• Dealing With The Bullies and Homophobia
• Understanding Transgender
• Gay Marriage
• Relationships & Falling In Love For The First Time
• Coming Out Whilst In A Heterosexual Marriage
• Helping Parents And Families To Understand
• The Meaning Of Life