Ford's second book to come out that year was "Alec Baldwin Doesn't Love Me" (Alyson Books), the first of what has come to be known as the "Trials of My Queer Life" series. The book was based on the columns Ford had been publishing for several years in his syndicated newspaper column, "My Queer Life." The book received a Lambda Literary Award for Best Humor book, winning out over titles by lesbian comic Kate Clinton, columnist Dan Savage, and cartoonist Alison Bechdel.