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Title: Hilariously mis-informed for the new set, tragic for the old
Review: When I first found this book in the first edition form in college, I instantly took it home so my gay friends and I (also gay) could have a good laugh at what this guy thought about us and how we lived. We honestly thought that the gays he supposedley interviewed thought it was a great prank, not knowing it would become a best seller and become the 'bible' of sorts to straight people who learned about a taboo topic from this book (anyone remember the Wonder Years episode about this book?). After the laughter died down we realized that it was media like this that made our parents fear and loathe our kind, because it was the only voice talking, and is still talking through shows like Will and Grace and Queer as Folk that don't go a long way to disprove what he writes in this book. The best thing we can do is try to fight this ignorance and if we get asked to contribute to a book, be sure to take it seriously.
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