I went to my first gay bar in Atlanta in 1981 also. The detailed description of John's early gay experiences are as lurid as they are ludicrous and fanciful. But John Paulk is not telling his story in this book. Yet, unfortunately, the book will be used to convince many homosexuals of all ages to hate themselves and to follow the path down the rabbit hole into the Wonderland that John Paulk has described. Purple prose and fantastic descriptions are no substitute for the truth.
Words can hide the truth just as words can tell the truth.
The book is an overly wordy story that tries to convince with too much information, much of which is questionable.