Odets's later work has focused on the psychological aftermath of the epidemic, the early-life experience of stigmatization and adolescent trauma among young gay men, and the conventional idea of "the homosexual" and its influences on gay identities, self-compromise and relationships between men. Published in 2019 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Out of the Shadows: Reimagining Gay Men's Lives has been described as "A moving exploration of how gay men construct their identities, fight to be themselves, and live authentically... a necessary, impassioned argument for how and why we must all take hold of our futures."
