gays' writings, american

Describes how the trailblazing, post-war gay literary figures, including Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, and Allen Ginsberg, paved the way for newer generations, including Armistead Maupin, Edmund White, and Edward Albee.

Contains over fifty coming-of-age stories, by a variety of famous and lesser-known authors, written specifically for gay and lesbian youth.