McCann is a practicing lawyer who has been involved in several high-profile legal projects in the areas of sexuality and LGBTQ rights, including a legal response to a police sting on park cruising. Park Cruising is very civic-minded and includes discussions of how civic spaces like parks should be used, which citizens have access to civic spaces, and how different groups of citizens interact with one another. The book acts as a manifesto of sorts for sex being a positive value in society, empowering people whose sexual practices have been overpoliced or subjected to. This book will have broad appeal among readers interested in lively writing that engages with contemporary ideas. The book is not strictly gay and covers important topics like consent, empathy, relationships, civics and citizenship, urban design, the social value of sex, public health, and what it means to be a member of a community. Many of the events discussed in the essays are centred in Toronto, they are used to discuss broader ideas that connect it with cruising practices around the world. Other places cited include New York, Berlin, and Ottawa.