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Article: Public Outings. (Books).(Scandal: Infamous Gay Controversies of the Twentieth Century)(Book Review)
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- The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
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Scandal: Infamous Gay Controversies of the Twentieth Century
by Marc E.Vargo
Harrington Park Press
195 pages, $34.95
THE COVER of Scandal: Infamous Gay Controversies of the Twentieth Century is deceptive: a handsome man in his twenties with the look of a Ralph Lauren model is pictured kneeling before another presumably handsome young model, suggesting, albeit rather discreetly, that a blowjob is imminent. While the coy cover suggests all things tabloid and Hollywood--Kenneth Anger's Hollywood Babylon comes to mind--the weighty scandals that Marc E. Vargo has chosen for this interesting volume are sure to jolt readers who think they're ...