The well admired author of the wonderful Tales of the City series gives an insight into his upbringing in North Carolina and his later life in San Francisco. One can hardly imagine this icon of the LGBTQ+ world as a conservative Southerner who once worked at the TV station owned by the infamous, anti-gay Senator Jesse Helms. He also served as a US Navy officer in Vietnam and Cambodia receiving recognition from former President Richard Nixon. By his own admission, his early rampant conservatism was an attempt to finally win his father's affection. Maupin began his writing career working in the news media and went on to write about the endearing cast of characters in the Tales books which began as a serial in a small California newspaper. I enjoyed listening to the audiobook, read by Maupin. It brought back fond memories of when he performed here with the Gateway Men's Chorus many years when I met him and was totally charmed.
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