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The article describes the changes in gay men's social life in the 21st century. The Stonewall riots of 1969 in New York ushered in the era of gay politics. Ways in which gays can socialize other than bars include community centers and the Internet. One prerequisite for finding a boyfriend is to know that one is open and truly desirous of wanting to be in a relationship.

This article presents an application and a continuation of the essay Notes on Camp by Susan Sontag regarding the idolatry of gay men for some women musicians. Judy Garland led a remarkably uncharmed life that began with constant touring of the vaudeville circuit and ended with an overdose of barbiturates. The lack of any overtly gay art has always been a severe problem for gay audiences. The homosexual sense of irony that Sontag talks about is present in a great deal of gay sensibility, humor and culture. Garland, Bette Davis and Barbra Streisand are women who are taken seriously. In the case of Garland and Streisand it is their directedness that is prized, the directedness of Davis comes from her exaggerated status as a person.