FOREWORD
Armistead Maupin
INTRODUCTION
Melissa de la Cruz and Tom Dolby
I. Gays and Gals
SHOP GIRLS
Karen Robinovitz
FAG HAGS: THE LAUGHTER, THE TEARS, THE MARABOU
Simon Doonan
THE COLLECTORS
K. M. Soehnlein
MY FAIRY GODFATHERS
Cecil Castellucci
THAT UNSETTLING FEELING
Mike Albo
II. Close Confidants
A HARVARD (FAG) HAG-IOGRAPHY
Alexandra Jacobs
MY BEST GIRLFRIEND
James Lecesne
MY DINNERS WITH TOM
Gigi Levangie Grazer
MAN’S BEST FRIEND
David Ebershoff
MARRIAGE MATERIAL
Wendy Mass
III. A Fine Romance
EVERYTHING I ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX (AND LIFE) I LEARNED FROM GAY MEN
Stacey Ballis
LOVE IN OTHER LIFETIMES
Anna David
FUTURE PERFECT
Tom Dolby
A MANHATTAN LOVE STORY
Melissa de la Cruz
SUPER COUPLE
Sarah Kate Levy
GET THIS
Cindy Chupack
IV. Growing Up, Coming Out
THE GOOD GIRLS
David Levithan
WELCOME TO MY DOLLHOUSE
Michael Musto
DONNY AND MARIE DON’T GET MARRIED
Brian Sloan
LIFE BEFORE GAYS
Elizabeth Spiers
THE LONG TRIP HOME
Zakiyyah Alexander
LAY IT ALL DOWN
Edwin John Wintle
SHUTTERSPEED
Bennett Madison
V. Fathers and Daughters, Mothers and Sons
IN PRAISE OF WOMEN
Andrew Solomon
FAMILY ALBUMS
Philip Himberg
LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER
Abigail Garner
SITTING IN THE DARK WITH MY MOTHER
Zach Udko
DARLING, I LIKE YOU THAT WAY
Ayelet Waldman
Acknowledgments
About the Contributors