Explosive conflicts arise when Derrick, a black teenager, makes two earthshaking discoveries: one, that his father is gay, and two, that his father's lover is a white teenage boy Derrick's age. Three sides of a triangle meet sharply in this fast-moving novel: the relationship between a gay father and his son, the complex love between the father and his teenage boyfriend, and the sibling rivalry between the two teens, one straight and one gay, one black and one white, but both tough, hip, '90s urban youth. Son and boyfriend ...
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Explosive conflicts arise when Derrick, a black teenager, makes two earthshaking discoveries: one, that his father is gay, and two, that his father's lover is a white teenage boy Derrick's age. Three sides of a triangle meet sharply in this fast-moving novel: the relationship between a gay father and his son, the complex love between the father and his teenage boyfriend, and the sibling rivalry between the two teens, one straight and one gay, one black and one white, but both tough, hip, '90s urban youth. Son and boyfriend test each other, venting racial and sexual tensions as they compete for the father's love.
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