ɪn hɪz ɹᵻvjˈuː ʌvðə fˈɜːst vˈɑːljuːm ʌvðə dˈaɪɚɹi ɪn bˈɑːdi pˈɑːlətˌɪk, dʒˈɑːn dɛmˈɪlɪˌoʊ sˈɛd ðˈæt "ɐ ɡˈeɪ dˈaɪɚɹi ɪz, ʌŋkwˈɛstʃənəbli, ðə ɹˈɪtʃɪst hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl dˈɑːkjuːmənt ʌv ɡˈeɪ mˈeɪl lˈaɪf ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ðæt aɪ hæv ˈɛvɚɹ ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd....
In his review of the first volume of the diary in Body Politic, John D'Emilio said that "A Gay Diary is, unquestionably, the richest historical document of gay male life in the United States that I have ever encountered....