Dennis Milam Bensie is One Gay American. Born in the 1960s and raised with traditional values in Robinson, Illinois, Bensie desperately wanted romance, a beautiful wedding, and a baby to carry on the family name. He denied his sexuality and married a woman at nineteen years old, but fantasized of weddings where he could be the bride. The newlyweds "adopted" a Cabbage Patch Doll and ironically witnessed a Cabbage Patch Doll wedding (a successful fundraiser staged by a local women's club) where the dolls were granted the type of grand ceremony off-limits to gay couples. In search of his identity as a gay man, Bensie divorced his wife and stumbled through missteps and lessons that still sting his generation: defending against bullies, "disappointing" his parents, and looking for love in gay bars, bath houses and restrooms. He helped his straight friends plan their dream weddings and mourned his gay friends dying of AIDS. Although true love has not yet come his way, Bensie has learned to love himself. Bensie is the author of the much-lauded memoir, Shorn: Toys to Men, which recounts his battle with paraphilia. One Gay American tells the rest of his story and draws parallels to gay history, decade by decade, with newspaper headlines and quotations. Bensie is the gay neighbor that you either love or hate. Either way, he's got a lot to say and says it with no apologies.

With "the bracingly rational passion of a writer who can think and feel at the same time" (The Wall Street Journal), Bruce Bawer exposes the heated controversy over gay rights and presents a passionate plea for the recognition of common values, "a place at the table" for everyone.

In his memoir All-American Boy, Scott Peck poignantly relives the pain and isolation of growing up gay in a Christian Southern community. In this touching memoir, Peck finds a way through the pain from his childhood, growing up gay without acceptance in the Christian South, and through this emotional journey he learns to heal from those wounds. He doesn't hold back while reliving the time when his father, Marine Col. Fred Peck, testified before Congress that there was no place for his gay son in the military. This is merely one of the many big moments shaping the book and the author's life, on top of the religious influences that surrounded him since he was born. This is a "survivor's tale that in its universal appeal brings to mind the most compelling aspects of Gal and Shot in the Heart. Through the course of these scathing, inspiring, instructive pages, Scott Peck, writer and human being, grows into one hell of a terrific man" (Michael Dorris).

Heartlands records Rist's unique journey of exploration, a quest for the real gay America beyond the stereotypes of the popular media.

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) has picked up speed among millennials in the U.S. This is one gay American's true story of being one of the first men in the U.S. Army to go on PrEP for the prevention of HIV. From his trials and tribulations in the military under the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy effectively banning out and proud service members, to his hot-- and often comedic-- sexual experiments in the U.S. and Europe, Joey Wagner takes us on a wild ride in this, his personal memoir of self-reflection, breaking bad, and learning how to not take things too seriously in the post-PrEP world.About the Author.Joey is a new, break-out gay model who has shot scenes with Synmen Media and Treasure Island Media. He grew up in the Midwest, where he earned a bachelors, masters, and law degree. He served honorably in the U.S. Army from 2011 to 2015. His military experience was heavily influenced by Don't Ask, Don't Tell, which was repealed while Joey was in the Army. He resides in New York, New York.

"From the bestselling author of Nixonland and The Invisible Bridge comes the dramatic conclusion of how conservatism took control of American political power"--