Reviews

A lively, irreverent one-stop-shopping reader on lesbian and gay male sensibility. Its impact is cumulative and subtly subversive: these are protean journalists, authors and activists giving voice to the depth and variety of gay experience--a voice that will no longer tolerate being squelched.

Though the title seems specific, the content of this book is not. With a wide array of topics and points of view, from history to communications studies, and types of materials, from popular and belletristic to academic, this may well be a breakthrough collection for general readers. Each section is divided into subsections with introductions by the editors, both communications professors, to set the appropriate context. Sections deal with broad topics, such as the media or community tactics, while subsections treat more specific points of view. Because the book includes selections about current issues like marriage and cyberspace, it is also a good snapshot of the state of gay and lesbian life today. Recommended for all collections with gay and lesbian readers as well as research communities with interest in the field.‘David S. Azzolina, Univ. of Pennsylvania Libs., Philadelphia