Best Field Research On Gay Austin
Michael Barnes
Gee, it's nice to be validated. Big kisses to Austin American-Statesman arts writer Michael Barnes and his New York friend and social scientist Sean Massey, who undertook a first of its kind newspaper survey on gay life in a major metropolitan area. The response was overwhelming: 1,200 gays and lesbians returned the questionnaires, and Barnes and Massey followed up with the hands-on aspect of the study - the interviews. In the end, they turned out a huge package of personal profiles, a sampling of survey responses, and a whole new understanding of just how much power (oh, the power!) we really do wield in this town. Let's put on a show!