In this remarkable book, Mel White details his twenty-five years of being counseled, exorcised, electric-shocked, prayed for, and nearly driven to suicide because his church said homosexuality was wrong. But his salvation—to be openly gay and Christian—is more than a unique coming-out story. It is a chilling exposé that goes right into the secret meetings and hidden agendas of the religious right. Told by an eyewitness and sure to anger those Mel White once knew best, Stranger at the Gate is a warning about where the politics of hate may lead America … a brave book by a good man whose words can make us richer in spirit and much wiser too.

"A courageous and important book … a clarion call for justice and freedom."
—Malcolm Boyd, Episcopal priest, author of Take Off the Mask

"[Mel White is] perhaps the finest writer I know … a man of integrity and fairness."
—Jerry Falwell, to Daniel Cattau of the Dallas Morning News

"Compelling …eloquent and compassionate … We learn as much about growing up in the Christian right as we do about gay life in Mel White's heartfelt and revealing memoir."
—San Francisco

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