 In 1995 he edited and published a selection of writings by Hay, who was also a foundational figure of the gay men's liberation movement.Roscoe also worked closely with the group Gay American Indians (GAI) on issues around the meaning of the term "berdache".Roscoe was awarded the Margaret Mead Award for his first book, "The Zuni Man-Woman"; it also won the Lambda Literary Award for gay men's nonfiction.