Soap operas have been a staple of TV. But how did a genre devoted to lonely housewives become a Mecca for the gay community? With interviews with American soap veterans and insiders, this is a contemporary guide to American soap operas and why they are so universally popular.

Inside you'll find:

The Top 10 Soap Divas

Scandalous Soap History

The Top 10 Soap Hunks

Q Close-Ups

Soap quizzes

Why "daytime is gaytime"

Please note that the soap operas referenced in this book are all American such as The Bold And The Beautiful, Days Of Our Lives and All My Children.