As a tour guide, Ford is playful (a sidebar on sex toys is called 'Dil-Do's and Don'ts') and shockproof ('Rather than seeing kinks as extremes, they should be viewed as different forms of more basic sexual activities') as he explores the good (coming out, building relationships, discovering erogenous zones), the bad (erectile dysfunction, STDs, domestic violence) and the titillating (sensual massage, sexual positions, fetishes).
Ruth's territory and aces the difficult task of writing a breezy but comprehensive guide that covers everything from gay identity, relationships, health issues and sex play. Lambda Literary Award–winning humorist Ford ( That's Mr. between reassuring, good-humored and consistently engaging text with more than 300 lush, full-color photographs that are explicit but tastefully erotic. This handsomely illustrated and informative gay man's guide to sex offers the perfect marriage.