Rough Paradise
- Publisher
- Quattro Books
- Initial publish date
- May 2014
- Category
- Literary, Coming of Age, Gay
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781927443620
- Publish Date
- May 2014
- List Price
- $18.00
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Description
Born with an Intersex condition in a rough, working-class city, the harassment and hate Terry Tomey experiences for being bi-gendered and Two-Spirit drives them to the brink of suicide--yet they are saved by the love and acceptance of Darla. The two incur the wrath of their families and their community as they fall in love and graphically explore their queer sexuality. Forcefully separated, they spend the next twenty years trying to find each other and to uncover the real truth as to why they were kept apart.
About the author
Award-winning playwright and filmmaker, Alec Butler’s play “Black Friday”, was a finalist for a Governor General’s Award for Drama in 1991. His film trilogy about growing up Trans/Intersex/2Spirit, “Misadventures of Pussy Boy,” was recently awarded the Best Short/Audience Favourite Award at the International Transgender Film Festival in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He lives in Toronto, ON.