Cory Allen's recently released tle Breaking Free: A
Saga of Self-Discovery by a Gay Secret Service Agent
is the first book released from a gay federal agent in
the United States in 30 years, and the first ever from
a Secret Service Agent.
Readers and reviewers are raving about Breaking
Free: "I stood in my kitchen and read the en re book
in one night. I read his last words wri en with a deep
breath. I closed the book and my eyes as I shed a
tear, said I was sorry for the world we live in, and
said a prayer for his chapters le unwri en."
Cory Allen served as a closeted police officer in a
para-military world for years. He went federal, hop-
ing for more protec ons as a gay man. In the Secret
Service he took on high-level protec ve assignments
around the world, including guarding U.S. presidents.
He was the first gay agent to demand equal rights for
his husband following the SCOTUS rulings.
Breaking Free: A Saga of Self-Discovery by a Gay Se-
cret Service Agent is a deeply personal, candid, and
vulnerable dive into the life of a gay man naviga ng
law enforcement, government, and his own turbu-
lent love life. A Secret Service Agent in the Obama
era, he cracks open themes of iden ty, gay marriage,
discrimina on, love, sex, and finding peace and bal-
ance.
Released by NFB Publishing out of Buffalo, NY in
March 2023, the book is carried by all major outlets
ncluding Amazon. Breaking Free is also available at
Ou oProtect.org, a non-profit educa ng law en-
forcement on the needs of their LGBTQ+ ci zenry
and empowering LGBTQ+ officers; and by IEFPA.
org,the Interna onal EMS and FF Pride Alliance.
Email coryallenbooks@gmail.com or call +1 (804)
339-0972 to book Cory for an interview. You can also
connect with Cory on Facebook, Instagram, his per-
sonal Instagram, Twi er, and TikTok.
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Breaking Free: A Saga of Self-Discovery
by a Gay Secret Service Agent
After years as a closeted police officer, he came out, protected presi-
dents, and guarded the Obamas.
