A City Comes Out: The Gay and Lesbian History of Palm Springs Review

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A City Comes Out: The Gay and Lesbian History of Palm Springs ReviewThe only good thing about this book is that it only takes about a couple of hours to finish. And the only reason I wasted time finishing it was so that I could review it and help save some people time and money.
First of all, don't expect to find out much about the history of gay men in Palm Springs. It is mostly about alleged lesbians (the author is clearly one of those gays who thinks someone is homosexual or bisexual simply because he wants him to be) and their inspirational use of horses, denim and cigarettes to throw off the shackles of "sexism". The same tired feminist drivel we hear over and over again. Yawn. When will gay men finally free themselves from this bond to feminist lesbianism? Oh well, I guess this is not the place for that particular discussion.
Secondly, the book is at least 50% pure conjecture. No references are cited, no proof is given. It is simply a cliche compilation of gay gossip. The book is about is about as scholarly and informative as one of the celebrity magazines you see in grocery store check-out lines. That the author wrote for People magazine comes as no shock.
Thirdly, the book is not about Palm Springs. It is about celebrities who lived there, vacationed there, stayed at a hotel there once, etc. There is one page about the history of Palm Springs. Even that would be acceptable if the author actually discussed what the title explicitly states he will: how celebrities made Palm Springs a gay and lesbian paradise. Apparently his answer is simply by being present. End of story. No discussion of the political history of Palm Springs (except nothing deeper than a reference or two to "old-time" Palm Springs residents who refuse to believe that some person of importance in their city was a homosexual because they are all "right-wing"), demographics, or anything remotely intellectual. Of course he is happy to throw in the occasional reference to homophobia as is to be expected. I laughed out loud when he referred to actor David Niven as being friends with the homosexual director George Cukor despite Niven's homophobia. How can one have a pathological fear of homosexuals and be friends with one at the same time? David Wallace is too busy dishing dirt to worry about being a journalist and such petty things as correct word usage.
This book is utter trash; a complete waste of money, a complete waste of time, a shameful use of paper and resources and another example of the stereotypical, limp-wristedly liberal gay writing that hinders our progress in every conceivable way.A City Comes Out: The Gay and Lesbian History of Palm Springs Overview

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