This book is very funny. For all the wrong reasons. One sentence: "To look at the homosexual and say he or she is unnatural is like looking at an unconventionally clipped poodle or even an unclipped poodle and seeing that as unnatural." Uh-huh. Required reading for anyone into uncut poodles.

This book was the best book I've read in years. I would reccomend it to any gay or lesbian who was considering going into the military.

I decided to comment on this book after readig the critical review of it on this site. Like that reviewer, personally I was not interested in the footnotes, but I didn't turn to the end of the book to read them. But I did like the stories from her interviews with a number of gays and lesbians in the military, that showed how they felt in their dealings with straights, with the army, and with the pressure of the army's rules.

I thought the book was worth reading for me. I have a gay relative who wanted me to look at the book and I think it has helped me understand him and his world better. I enjoyed reading it and it was helpful for me so I highly recommend it.