George Stewart

My hope for this book is that people will educate themselves and young LGBT people willRealize that they are not alone, especially in the mountains of southeastern Kentucky or anyarea of this small planet. Hopefully there will be an awakening in part all over the world aboutequality and human rights. The heinous murders of people like Allen Schindler in Sasebo, Japanese Navy man who gave his life to be who he was, forever changed me. I plead that youread this book with an open heart and mind People around the world face violence andinequality" and sometimes torture, even execution because of who they love, how theylook or who they are. Sexual orientation and identity of gender are integral aspects of ourselves and should never lead to discrimination or abuse against anyone.

Many folks have had a clandestine, and often sleazy, sexual encounter with some nameless stranger at one time or another in their adult lives, regardless of ethnicity or sexual orientation. Thus, the assumption that all gay men are promiscuous by nature is highly questionable.

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This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.