The Rearing of an American Evangelical is a wild story. Based in truth, there are a wide assortment of tales packed into this volume. In order to come out as queer, I first had to come out of my childhood. The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood is a Baptist pastor, theologian and activist presently living and working in North Texas. A consistent wrier, Dr. Hood is the author of eight previous books, including The Courage to be Queer. Dr. Hood writes daily at revjeffhood.com.