Rodger Streitmatter 
From Perverts to Fab Five [PDF ebook] 
The Media’s Changing Depiction of Gay Men and Lesbians

From "Perverts" to "Fab Five" tracks the dramatic change in how the American media has depicted gay people. The media, Streitmatter argues, has not merely reflected the American public’s shift to a more enlightened view of gay people, but they have been instrumental in propelling that change.