Holding The Man provides its readers with an account of growing up gay in the 1970s and the impact of the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.

Holding The Man provides its readers with an account of growing up gay in the 1970s and the impact of the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. Comparing this account with more recent accounts of growing up queer, what things have changed and what things are the same? Make sure you include a close reading of Holding The Man in your answer.