I wrote a book and it made me have a big gay break down
For fashion journalist Teo van den Broeke, the process of writing his new memoir The Closet resulted in a bout of introspection so intense, that it made him question whether he was OK with being gay.
Words by Teo van den Broeke My new book The Closet is a coming-of-age tale told through the prism of the clothes which have draped and shaped my life.
When I started writing it, I thought it would be a fun lockdown project to sink my teeth into – a smart vehicle through which to write about my love of clothes, and a welcome side step away from the shopping guides and trend stories which I’d been trotting out as a fashion journalist — a role I’d inhabited for over a decade.
What I didn’t expect was that the book would precipitate a bout of introspection so intense, that it made me question everything I thought I knew about myself – my acceptance of my sexuality included.
