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The Greatest Feeling in the World is a 288-page memoir that explores the highs and lows of what Tim and Rod Sattler-Jones went through “growing up gay in Newcastle”.
It follows their lives as young kids all the way to now.
Despite growing up within the same region their experiences were incredibly different.
Rod grew up in a Christian household while Tim was part of a classic Aussie family.
They both say coming out was difficult, but for different reasons.
“I was in such a Christian environment, I went to youth group, church on weekends,” Rod said.
“Everything for me was that being gay was a sin and that you’re going to go to hell and that it’s actually the devil lying to you and all this bulls**t.
“I even went to a Christian psychologist for them to teach me how to think so I am not attracted to boys and things like that which I talk about in the book.”
For Tim, the hardest part was feeling like he didn’t fit in.
“I was the youngest of three boys and my family was very stereotypically Aussie,” Tim explained.
“My two older brothers were like the coolest kids in school, they were basically pro surfers, and they were stars of the football team, and I was the complete opposite.
“I was like this loser child who was into dancing and drama, I was just so different to any other boy I was going to school with and that was scary as a kid.”
You can find out more about their journeys in the book. Newcastle Weekly has two copies to give away.
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