12 Great Summer Poolside Reads

From: Queerty

Pee-Shy 

by 

Frank Spinelli

In this poignant new memoir, Frank Spinelli writes about growing up in 1970s Staten Island and the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his Boy Scouts leader. As a result, Spinelli developed paruresis, a phobia which makes urinating around others nearly impossible. (Many victims of sexual abuse are similarly “pee shy.”) When Spinelli learns that his abuser has been adopting young boys, he makes the decision to expose the man, and confront his own unhappiness.