Title: The Butterfly Lady
Description: Gabriel Smith is a black man in a dress, always in full makeup. Tortured by his zealous father, Gabriel moves to Cleveland, Ohio, to start a new life. Soon, he learns that his presence incites fear and hatred. Set against the backdrop of a city recovering from one of the worst race riots in history, The Butterfly Lady wrestles with the consequences of being black, gay, and male.
Subjects: Fiction, african american & black, general, African American men, Fiction, Gay men, Cross-dressers