From the editors of the Lambda Award Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name: "Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow: yes; mso-style-parent: ""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";} -winning First Person Queer: intelligent, sexy, true-life tales of gay men's desire. The stories push at the parameters of queer erotic life, featuring contributors both novice and well-known; subject matter ranges from single, significant encounters to the ephemera of emotional desire that never lead to physical pleasure. Throughout, the book deals with the essential erotics of queer male life, to be used as a launching point for exploring the queer male condition: essays that delve into the diverse manifestations of desire between and among men.

This is an anthology of non-fiction essays on LGBT life written in the second-person. Each takes the form of a letter to an eclectic array of recipients; family and friends, missives to homophobes, confessions to lovers and words of advice for the next generation.

The stories and comics in this anthology cover issues like cloning, gene manipulation and gender assignment and ask questions such as: Is true assimilation possible? What are the implications of cloning, gender choice and gender reassignment? How will 'the right' react to further progress of GLBT concerns?