The Weight dismantles the armor men are taught to wear and exposes the heavy costs of the "I'm straight" lie-from broken relationships and silent suffering to the very real physical and spiritual toll it takes. Through a series of gripping "Street Parables," brutally honest "Breakdowns" of cultural and systemic pressures, and direct, reflective "Mirror" sections, the book guides readers on a journey to unpack their trauma and begin the hard, necessary work of healing.