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

The average rating for A City Comes Out: The Gay and Lesbian History of Palm Springs based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-01-12 00:00:00 Michael Taylor Rating: 2* of five Oh my dear sweet goddesses. ANOTHER gossipy tell-not-so-much entry in the evergreen (apparently) "Was THAT ONE queer, too?" celebrity book genre. I don't really care that much who is/was/will be disporting him/erself in what fashion, or with whom. I don't like the idea of invading someone's privacy, unless they've asked me to (eg, porn, magazine interview). So why did I procure this little marvy? Because it was a buck. It's not poorly written, for the genre. It's not awful, it's not wonderful, it's just...dreary. Some of the celebrities Wallace profiles need defining for audiences younger than Wallace, so he does...which ends up making me feel older than dirt. (I mean, Tab Hunter? Janet Gaynor? Y'all've never heard of THEM?!) What I hoped for when I got the book was a spiced-up treatment of Palm Springs's social changes and what they mean to GLBTQs of all ages. What I got was a dulled-down version of a smutty tell-all. Recommend it? To whom? And why?

Review # 2 was written on 2018-02-07 00:00:00 Mark Elliott A huge fan of Palm Springs and always wondered why in many ways Palm Springs is a Gay Mecca. This book gives u some great insight into some of the great stars like Hudson, Valentino or even Martin. Very fun story with so many great pieces of information.