Political Animal: The Life and Times of Stewart Butler

by Frank Pérez

Book Overview

During Mardi Gras 1973, Stewart Butler (1930-2020) fell in love with Alfred Doolittle--a wealthy socialite and schizophrenic from San Francisco. Their relationship was an improbable love story that changed the course of LGBTQ+ history. With Doolittle's money, Butler was able to retire and devote his life to political activism in the cause of queer liberation. A survivor of the horrific Up Stairs Lounge arson, Butler was a founding member of the first...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496841298
• ISBN13: 9781496841292
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"