[Steely Tom]

The entire book and entertainment scene has passed over into the hands of the devil.

And the SFWA has not been about science fiction for a long time, to their own detriment.

I was a member of the Science Fiction Book Club from my pre-teens until I was in my 20s. They were trending toward "alternative lifestyles," which I didn't understand and therefore ignored.

My recollection is that it was a novel called "The Man Who Folded Himself" (by David Gerrold) that made me actually feel uncomfortable due to sexual matter, and I told my father he could stop paying for my "membership," I didn't like it anymore.

That book came out in 1973, my first year of college.

[cgbg]

If you click on my name you will see my recommendations for science fiction novels and short stories—there was some amazing genius there—but you had to know where to find it.

[texas booster]

You are about 10 years ahead of me on the timeline, but by the 1980's I had given up on everything but Analog.

I finally dropped Analog in the early 2000's, after realizing that they include a story for the oldtimers, some decent science fact ... and 100 pages of drivel.

Also, for writers:

If you’re reading this and were thinking about joining SFWA, you might want to take a moment to give the IASFA a look; you won’t have to surrender any sensitive info beyond an email address, membership is free, and they have lots of resources to help indie authors market themselves and get their stuff out there.

[Angelino97]

"The Man Who Folded Himself" (by David Gerrold)

That was a good time travel novel. Yes, the gay bits were discomforting. But it being 1973, it was incidental to the overall story.