I started it back in June 2023 but started it from scratch again this summer. It is an encyclopaedic exploration of the history of gay cinema up through the mid-1980s. The original edition only covered up through the late-1970s/1980 since it was written in 1981. My revised edition was written in the late-1980s. It is a shame this book is not in publication any longer. I got my copy many years ago for (I think $40). Nowadays it seems like it goes for anywhere from $70-$100. It is certainly a niche topic. By its nature it is also a very dense topic, especially for someone like me who is not well versed in cinematic history. It was simultaneously eye opening and jarring, the latter especially when seeing how far things have come and, sadly, how fast we are regressing back decades on the topic of LGBT rights.