{"product_id":"political-animal-frank-perez-9781496841292","title":"Political Animal: The Life and Times of Stewart Butler","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a 2024 Honorable Mention Book by the Louisiana Library Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring 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 statewide lesbian and gay rights organization in Louisiana and an early champion for transgender rights, playing a key role in the eight-year struggle to persuade PFLAG to become the first national LGBTQ+ organization to include trans people in its mission statement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePolitical Animal: The Life and Times of Stewart Butler\u003c\/i\u003e, author Frank Perez traces Butler's amazing life from his early childhood in Depression-era New Orleans, his adolescence at Carville where his father worked, his first unsuccessful attempt at college, his time in the army as a closeted gay man, his adventures in Alaska, his transformation into a hippie in the 1960s, his love affair with Doolittle, his decades as a gay rights advocate, and ultimately, his twilight years as an elder statesman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on Butler's own personal papers, including hundreds of letters, and dozens of interviews, \u003ci\u003ePolitical Animal \u003c\/i\u003epaints an intimate portrait of a legendary figure in gay politics and the times in which he lived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Perez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496841298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496841292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Frank Perez","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073714188543,"sku":"9781496841292","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd0f95ae-b80e-4687-b0f4-d939d032851d.jpg?v=1685449465","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/political-animal-frank-perez-9781496841292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}