▁for ▁an ▁already ▁marg inal ized ▁gay ▁community ▁to ▁change : ▁" T elling ▁gay ▁people ▁that , ▁for ▁various ▁eth ical ▁reasons , ▁they ▁shouldn ' t ▁even ▁want ▁to ▁marry , ▁when ▁they ▁already ▁can ' t , ▁does ▁not ▁change ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁laws ▁that ▁enf ranch ise ▁some ▁while ▁dis enf ranch ising ▁others ▁are ▁disc rimin atory . ▁Warner ' s ▁r het or ic ▁persu as ively ▁reve als ▁the ▁hier arch ical ▁parameters ▁of ▁marriage ▁and ▁the ▁constraints ▁of ▁normal cy , ▁but ▁a ▁more ▁universal ▁approach ▁to ▁his ▁topic ▁would ▁del ine ate ▁the ▁limitations ▁of ▁marriage ▁for ▁all ▁people , ▁not ▁just ▁que er ▁people . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁his ▁po lem ic ▁leaves ▁standing ▁disc rimin atory ▁treatment ▁of ▁que ers ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁a ▁theoretical ▁attack ▁on ▁normal cy ." ▁ ▁Release ▁details ▁Publish ers ▁Week ly ▁noted ▁that , ▁though ▁The ▁Tr ouble ▁with ▁Normal ▁engaged ▁with ▁a ▁broad ▁social ▁context ▁through ▁its ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁affair , ▁the ▁degree ▁to ▁which ▁Warner ▁critic ized ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁gay ▁advoc ates ▁K ram er , ▁Michel ang elo ▁Sign or ile , ▁and ▁William ▁E sk ridge ▁" pos itions ▁his ▁arguments ▁as ▁an ▁int ra - community ▁fight ▁and ▁may ▁limit ▁his ▁read ership ." ▁The ▁Library ▁Journal ▁recommended ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁a ▁" prov oc ative ▁po lem ic " ▁for ▁" special ized ▁collections ". ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁character ized ▁Warner ▁as ▁one