"[1] The intended audience includes lesbians, bisexuals, butch, femme, androgynous, and transgender people.

The second edition was published October 5, 2004 with an additional chapter, new research, an expanded resource guide, and extra illustrations.

Two teenage brothers from Bentonville, Arkansas, found the book in a public library and told their father.

The father complained to the library's director, Bentonville's mayor, and to a local newspaper.

The Fox News Channel picked up the story in April 2007, which gave it and the book national attention.