Thank You - for the compliment and comment

and that is why I really wanted to have this contest - not just to make people aware that it was "GAY PRIDE" Month, but the importance of why and to learn more . . . So I am very appreciative of what You and other's (like "Reptilr") have said here . . .
Now as for "Maurice" is an excellent story to read and there was also a Movie that was just as good (
Maurice (1987) - IMDb ) you just may want to watch also . . . It is moving
AND - if you ever want to read a few other books that I actually read and kinda gave "Me" hope that there was something out there better in life for "Me" starting back in the late 60's early 70's . . . there is also a whole series of books by Gordon Merrick that started with a Trilogy - "The Lord Won't Mind", "One For the Gods" & "Forth Into Light" about Peter & Charlie's relationship together (and there were at least 5 more books about them and their growing family

) . . . Matter of fact, I had the first "Boxed" edition of these books that were stolen form me a long time ago that I wish I could find again, but I can't . . . The same thing happened with my copy of both the Book (1966 - the first book I ever read about Men loving Men) and Movie (1970 - The first movie I saw about Men) "Song of the Loon" by Richard Amory - The Movie was actually the very First "Gay" movie about Love between Men (with a western theme) that was rated XXX and could only be seen in XXX Movie Houses. (BTW: If anyone knows where I can get a copy of any originals of these - at a reasonable cost - please let me know . . . I would really like to get them again

)
Now - If I may also be so bold to suggest 4 other books that are an absolutely GREAT READ . . . "The Front Runner" by Patricia Neil Warren, "The Catch Trap" by Marrion Zimmer Bradley, and if you happen to be into Sci-Fi - "Chrome" by George Nader and without a doubt "A Different Light" by Elizabeth A. Lynn . . . IMHO - THESE ARE GREAT BOOKS and even Greater READS . . .
BTW: Please be forewarned that some of these books are of an Adult nature and do have some - shall we say risqué passages in them . . . besides a couple passages that speak of violence

and/or have very adult language
Now - If "You" (or anyone else for that matter) want any other suggestions, please feel free to just let me know - I use to have a personal library of over
three hundred books and still have a lot of the books I feel in "love" with and those I don't have any longer I do remember most of them . . .