The Gay Travel Guide for Tops and Bottoms
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| Author | Drew Blancs |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Travel guide |
| Publisher | Icon Empire Press |
Publication date | June 15, 2011 |
| Media type | Print, e-book |
| Pages | 132 pages |
| ISBN | ISBN 0986929786 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
The Gay Travel Guide For Tops And Bottoms is a 2011 international gay travel guide by Drew Blancs.[1] The book was published on June 15, 2011 through Icon Empire Press.[2]
Contents
The book features reviews written by two men about thirteen countries in no chronological or alphabetical order. The reviews are written tongue in cheek, with each of the two reviewers given their own name depending on whether they prefer to be on top or on bottom during sex. Each man gives a review of their experience in each of the countries listed, as well as each country's taboos, sexual customs, and stance on homosexuality.
The countries reviewed in this guide book are: Singapore, Malaysia, Greece, Canada, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, France, Philippines, Lebanon, India, Scotland, and Australia. The guide book lists hotels, restaurants and night clubs.[3]
Linkedin ad
The book experienced some controversy when Linkedin pulled an ad featuring the book from their website, citing that they objected to the sexual references of "tops" and "bottoms" in the title.[4][5] The publisher responded that this was discrimination through censorship since the ads were targeted for men in the gay travel groups of LinkedIn. Icon Empire press also added that the book was intended as a humorous review and does not list any locations where men can find sex.[6]
References
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Ferber, Lawrence (June 21, 2012). "This Town is Tops: When It Comes to Gay Travel, It Seems Sex Roles Have More Control Over Our Decision-Making Than We Realize". Next Magazine. New York City, New York, USA: David Moyal, Jeff Woodward. ISSN 2980-6807. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Check|issn=value (help) - ^ Avery, Dan (June 2, 2012). "Just In Time For Summer: The Gay Travel Guide For Tops And Bottoms". Queerty. David Hauslaib. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ A.W.J. (May 10, 2012). "Score card: A gay travel book for the sexually adventurous man". Dallas Voice. Dallas, Texas, USA: William Marberry. OCLC 16567390. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
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Lewis, Shauna (September 01, 2011). "LinkedIn pulls gay ad". Xtra! Magazine. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Brandon Matheson. ISSN 0829-3384. OCLC 259371981. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "LinkedIn Drops Gay Travel Ad". Instinct (magazine). Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ "Tops, Bottoms, and Networking — Not a Good Threesome?". The Advocate. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
Further reading
- "LinkedIn Yanks Ad for Gay Travel Book". Gayapolis News. Gayapolis, Inc.; www.gayapolis.com. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- SentidoG (7 September 2011). "LinkedIn retira aviso publicitario de guía de turismo gay". ENewspaper (in Portuguese). www.enewspaper.mx; alternate link. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
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