— Bennett Singer, editor of Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian

In a book that many older gay men and lesbians will wish had been available to them, The World Out There addresses everything from dating and the gay bar scene, to career and education choices, community centers, and computer on-line services.

The book includes lists of songs, artists, books, films, and resources of special interest to lesbians and gay men; schools with gay studies programs; and portraits of a half-dozen gay communities in cities across the country.  Brief profiles offer examples of men and women who have successfully incorporated their gay identities into their personal and professional lives.

Ideal for the thousands of young men and women who migrate to urban gay communities every year, The World Out There is also for the thousands of others isolated in less receptive settings for whom this book will open up a whole wonderful and reassuring universe of possibilities.

Michael Thomas Ford is the author of several books, including 100 Questions & Answers about AIDS and The Voices of AIDS.  His essays and articles on gay and lesbian issues have appeared in magazines including The Advocate, Publishers Weekly, Lambda Book Report, QW, and Current Biography.