Rough Paradise

Published on 10 June 2023 at 15:14

Alec Butler (they/them) and (he/him) 


Genre: contemporary fiction 

 

Representation: bi-gender, intersex, two-spirit

 

Author Representation: First Nations, intersex, Mi'kmaq, nonbinary, two-spirit 

 

Content/Trigger Warning: homophobia, sexual assault, suicide, transphobia 

Born with an Intersex condition in a rough, working-class city, the harassment and hate Terry Tomey experiences for being bi-gendered and Two-Spirit drives them to the brink of suicide--yet they are saved by the love and acceptance of Darla. The two incur the wrath of their families and their community as they fall in love and graphically explore their queer sexuality. Forcefully separated, they spend the next twenty years trying to find each other and to uncover the real truth as to why they were kept apart.

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