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Over 16,000,000 men served in the armed forces in WWII. Perhaps as many as 3%, or 480,000, had a homosexual orientation. Admittedly, several thousand were screened out before being inducted, and some later received Undesirable Discharges. 120,000 of these men saw combat action, and undoubtedly hundreds were killed, and thousands were wounded.

Jack Scott, by far the most outstanding seventeen-year-old in a small town in Arkansas, is forced to confront this problem both at home and in the military. This story is his, and to a degree, the stories of his family, his friends, and his comrades in combat.

The problem is handled sympathetically, if realistically.

Over 16,000,000 men served in the armed forces in WWII. Perhaps as many as 3%, or 480,000, had a homosexual orientation. Admittedly, several thousand were screened out before being inducted, and some later received Undesirable Discharges. 120,000 of these men saw combat action, and undoubtedly hundreds were killed, and thousands were wounded.

Jack Scott, by far the most outstanding seventeen-year-old in a small town in Arkansas, is forced to confront this problem both at home and in the military. This story is his, and to a degree, the stories of his family, his friends, and his comrades in combat.

The problem is handled sympathetically, if realistically.

Over 16,000,000 men served in the armed forces in WWII. Perhaps as many as 3%, or 480,000, had a homosexual orientation. Admittedly, several thousand were screened out before being inducted, and some later received Undesirable Discharges. 120,000 of these men saw combat action, and undoubtedly hundreds were killed, and thousands were wounded.

Jack Scott, by far the most outstanding seventeen-year-old in a small town in Arkansas, is forced to confront this problem both at home and in the military. This story is his, and to a degree, the stories of his family, his friends, and his comrades in combat.

The problem is handled sympathetically, if realistically.

Playing It Straight: Gay Men and Heterosexual Marriage Milton E. Ford The words “gay men and straight marriage” raise many questions. Why would a man who knows he’s gay marry a woman? Can a man discover he’s gay after he marries? What is life like for a gay man in a marriage to a woman? Why, having married, would he get divorced? Why might he remain married? And what is the role of society, particularly religion, in this experience? Playing It Straight answers these and many other questions by examining common themes that emerge from interviews with men from many areas of the United States who are gay, or predominantly gay, and who married women. In face-to-face taped interviews, the men talk about the way they see themselves now, what their childhood and teen years were like, their experiences leading up to marriage, what the marriages were like, and how those marriages are continuing or how they ended. The book looks at where the men are now and the meaning they now make of their marriages to women. The topical arrangement of the book makes it a valuable resource for anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the realities that often emerge for a gay man when he marries a woman.

Playing It Straight: Gay Men and Heterosexual Marriage Milton E. Ford The words “gay men and straight marriage” raise many questions. Why would a man who knows he’s gay marry a woman? Can a man discover he’s gay after he marries? What is life like for a gay man in a marriage to a woman? Why, having married, would he get divorced? Why might he remain married? And what is the role of society, particularly religion, in this experience? Playing It Straight answers these and many other questions by examining common themes that emerge from interviews with men from many areas of the United States who are gay, or predominantly gay, and who married women. In face-to-face taped interviews, the men talk about the way they see themselves now, what their childhood and teen years were like, their experiences leading up to marriage, what the marriages were like, and how those marriages are continuing or how they ended. The book looks at where the men are now and the meaning they now make of their marriages to women. The topical arrangement of the book makes it a valuable resource for anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the realities that often emerge for a gay man when he marries a woman.

Playing It Straight: Gay Men and Heterosexual Marriage Milton E. Ford The words “gay men and straight marriage” raise many questions. Why would a man who knows he’s gay marry a woman? Can a man discover he’s gay after he marries? What is life like for a gay man in a marriage to a woman? Why, having married, would he get divorced? Why might he remain married? And what is the role of society, particularly religion, in this experience? Playing It Straight answers these and many other questions by examining common themes that emerge from interviews with men from many areas of the United States who are gay, or predominantly gay, and who married women. In face-to-face taped interviews, the men talk about the way they see themselves now, what their childhood and teen years were like, their experiences leading up to marriage, what the marriages were like, and how those marriages are continuing or how they ended. The book looks at where the men are now and the meaning they now make of their marriages to women. The topical arrangement of the book makes it a valuable resource for anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the realities that often emerge for a gay man when he marries a woman.

Princess Eroica is the nom de guerre of iconoclast logician, scholastic rebel without a cause, and intellectual enfant terrible Vincent Aubrey Clemmons. A Heresiarch and consummate Devil’s Advocate, Vincent Aubrey Clemmons is an Investigative Journalist by profession. Vincent Aubrey Clemmons is an alumnus of highly esteemed Wilmington Friends School, in Wilmington, Delaware and tony Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. He is a Jewish member of the Religious Society of Friends and, as a reluctant pacifist, believes very strongly in non-violence. Vincent Aubrey Clemmons resides in New York City. To learn more about the extremely heretical works of Vincent Aubrey Clemmons, please visit: www.VincentClemmons.com

“Vapid” A Decadent Adult Gay Fantasy about Hollywood At the Beginning of the AIDS CrisisSYNOPSIS“Vapid” is a dark comedy/satire about the decadent underworld of gay Hollywood in the early 1980’s as the AIDS epidemic was on the rise. Its protagonists and antagonists are colorful caricatures of the show business world in contrast to the underworld of the gay street hustler.A young wood be actor named Brad gets wrapped up in prostitution only to wind up in the employ and bed of aging screen siren Carlotta Carlisle. Brad joins Carlotta’s corral of gay, muscular and sensual houseboys, Rocky & Rusty.Although Carlotta is a bit long-in-the-tooth, she fully intends to make a big splash again in her new motion picture. She promises roles to her young male companions, but as things work out, their paths take a little twist. We glimpse Brad’s home life in Los Angeles but briefly when his mother insists he fly to New York City to live with his estranged father who has promised to pay his way through college if only he will leave California and come to live with him.But things have a way of working themselves out that is not always satisfactory for our young hero, Brad, when he becomes determined to crawl his way to the top of Hollywood stardom at the cost of exploiting his sexuality, the consequences of which are truly dire.In the end, the neon lights of Hollywood are still glittering vacuously while the morals of that community are swept quietly under the proverbial red carpet, as Brad is now on his way to a glamorous, if vapid, celebrity lifestyle.

“Vapid” A Decadent Adult Gay Fantasy about Hollywood At the Beginning of the AIDS CrisisSYNOPSIS“Vapid” is a dark comedy/satire about the decadent underworld of gay Hollywood in the early 1980’s as the AIDS epidemic was on the rise. Its protagonists and antagonists are colorful caricatures of the show business world in contrast to the underworld of the gay street hustler.A young wood be actor named Brad gets wrapped up in prostitution only to wind up in the employ and bed of aging screen siren Carlotta Carlisle. Brad joins Carlotta’s corral of gay, muscular and sensual houseboys, Rocky & Rusty.Although Carlotta is a bit long-in-the-tooth, she fully intends to make a big splash again in her new motion picture. She promises roles to her young male companions, but as things work out, their paths take a little twist. We glimpse Brad’s home life in Los Angeles but briefly when his mother insists he fly to New York City to live with his estranged father who has promised to pay his way through college if only he will leave California and come to live with him.But things have a way of working themselves out that is not always satisfactory for our young hero, Brad, when he becomes determined to crawl his way to the top of Hollywood stardom at the cost of exploiting his sexuality, the consequences of which are truly dire.In the end, the neon lights of Hollywood are still glittering vacuously while the morals of that community are swept quietly under the proverbial red carpet, as Brad is now on his way to a glamorous, if vapid, celebrity lifestyle.

�Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex� is a collection of years of research into a topic seldom discussed or easily found within the Hindu/Vedic scriptural canon. Based entirely upon authentic Sanskrit references and modern concurring facts, the book guides us through the original Hindu concept of a �third sex� (defined as homosexuals, transgenders and the intersexed), how such people were constructively incorporated into ancient Indian society, and how foreign influences eventually eroded away that noble system. It discusses how this concept can be practically applied in today�s modern world, the importance of all-inclusiveness in human society, and the spiritual principle of learning to transcend material designations altogether. �Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex� will be a valuable source of reference for anyone interested in Hindu/LGBTI studies whether they are newcomers to the field or seasoned veterans of Vedic knowledge. It offers a veritable treasure trove of fresh information and ideas that will likely challenge the reader to rediscover and rethink Hinduism�s traditional understanding and treatment of gay, lesbian, and other gender-variant people within its culture.

"The recognition of a third sex in ancient India and Hinduism is highly relevant in many ways. Our own modern-day society has only recently begun to understand sexual orientation, transgender identity, and intersex conditions, and our legal and social systems are just beginning to catch up with and accommodate such people in a fair and realistic way�yet ancient India had already addressed and previously resolved this issue many thousands of years ago in the course of its own civilization�s development. Indeed, there is much we can learn from ancient India�s knowledge regarding the recognition and accommodation of a �third sex� within society."

�Amara Das Wilhelm

"In India there is a system where such people (the third sex) have their own society, and whenever there is some good occasion like marriage or childbirth, they go there and pray to God that this child may be very long living."

� A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

"Gay and lesbian people have always been a part of society from Vedic times to our postmodern times. They should be accepted for what they are in terms of their sexual orientation and encouraged like everyone else to pursue spiritual life."

� B.V. Tripurari Swami

"Initially, I did not really allow myself to go deep in trying to understand the third sex. I figured that this was necessary only for those who are insensitive, arrogant and fundamentalist�who think that they are compassionate and tolerant while basically being superficial and even condescending. It is quite amazing how most of us can be so prejudiced about so many things and not even know it....I thank you and several others for your compassion and for your tolerance in making efforts to educate your Godfamily, so that we can be more authentic servants of the servant."

� H.H. Bhakti Tirtha Swami

�Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex� is a collection of years of research into a topic seldom discussed or easily found within the Hindu/Vedic scriptural canon. Based entirely upon authentic Sanskrit references and modern concurring facts, the book guides us through the original Hindu concept of a �third sex� (defined as homosexuals, transgenders and the intersexed), how such people were constructively incorporated into ancient Indian society, and how foreign influences eventually eroded away that noble system. It discusses how this concept can be practically applied in today�s modern world, the importance of all-inclusiveness in human society, and the spiritual principle of learning to transcend material designations altogether. �Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex� will be a valuable source of reference for anyone interested in Hindu/LGBTI studies whether they are newcomers to the field or seasoned veterans of Vedic knowledge. It offers a veritable treasure trove of fresh information and ideas that will likely challenge the reader to rediscover and rethink Hinduism�s traditional understanding and treatment of gay, lesbian, and other gender-variant people within its culture.

"The recognition of a third sex in ancient India and Hinduism is highly relevant in many ways. Our own modern-day society has only recently begun to understand sexual orientation, transgender identity, and intersex conditions, and our legal and social systems are just beginning to catch up with and accommodate such people in a fair and realistic way�yet ancient India had already addressed and previously resolved this issue many thousands of years ago in the course of its own civilization�s development. Indeed, there is much we can learn from ancient India�s knowledge regarding the recognition and accommodation of a �third sex� within society."

�Amara Das Wilhelm

"In India there is a system where such people (the third sex) have their own society, and whenever there is some good occasion like marriage or childbirth, they go there and pray to God that this child may be very long living."

� A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

"Gay and lesbian people have always been a part of society from Vedic times to our postmodern times. They should be accepted for what they are in terms of their sexual orientation and encouraged like everyone else to pursue spiritual life."

� B.V. Tripurari Swami

"Initially, I did not really allow myself to go deep in trying to understand the third sex. I figured that this was necessary only for those who are insensitive, arrogant and fundamentalist�who think that they are compassionate and tolerant while basically being superficial and even condescending. It is quite amazing how most of us can be so prejudiced about so many things and not even know it....I thank you and several others for your compassion and for your tolerance in making efforts to educate your Godfamily, so that we can be more authentic servants of the servant."

� H.H. Bhakti Tirtha Swami

�Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex� is a collection of years of research into a topic seldom discussed or easily found within the Hindu/Vedic scriptural canon. Based entirely upon authentic Sanskrit references and modern concurring facts, the book guides us through the original Hindu concept of a �third sex� (defined as homosexuals, transgenders and the intersexed), how such people were constructively incorporated into ancient Indian society, and how foreign influences eventually eroded away that noble system. It discusses how this concept can be practically applied in today�s modern world, the importance of all-inclusiveness in human society, and the spiritual principle of learning to transcend material designations altogether. �Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex� will be a valuable source of reference for anyone interested in Hindu/LGBTI studies whether they are newcomers to the field or seasoned veterans of Vedic knowledge. It offers a veritable treasure trove of fresh information and ideas that will likely challenge the reader to rediscover and rethink Hinduism�s traditional understanding and treatment of gay, lesbian, and other gender-variant people within its culture.

"The recognition of a third sex in ancient India and Hinduism is highly relevant in many ways. Our own modern-day society has only recently begun to understand sexual orientation, transgender identity, and intersex conditions, and our legal and social systems are just beginning to catch up with and accommodate such people in a fair and realistic way�yet ancient India had already addressed and previously resolved this issue many thousands of years ago in the course of its own civilization�s development. Indeed, there is much we can learn from ancient India�s knowledge regarding the recognition and accommodation of a �third sex� within society."

�Amara Das Wilhelm

"In India there is a system where such people (the third sex) have their own society, and whenever there is some good occasion like marriage or childbirth, they go there and pray to God that this child may be very long living."

� A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

"Gay and lesbian people have always been a part of society from Vedic times to our postmodern times. They should be accepted for what they are in terms of their sexual orientation and encouraged like everyone else to pursue spiritual life."

� B.V. Tripurari Swami

"Initially, I did not really allow myself to go deep in trying to understand the third sex. I figured that this was necessary only for those who are insensitive, arrogant and fundamentalist�who think that they are compassionate and tolerant while basically being superficial and even condescending. It is quite amazing how most of us can be so prejudiced about so many things and not even know it....I thank you and several others for your compassion and for your tolerance in making efforts to educate your Godfamily, so that we can be more authentic servants of the servant."

� H.H. Bhakti Tirtha Swami