Remembering Brad: On the Loss of a Son to AIDS by H Wayne Schow & Brad Schow
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Overview: In terms of cultural geography, it’s a long way from Los Angeles to Pocatello. This is the story of a young man who lived in West Hollywood, then returned to the Idaho environment in which he was born and raised — tragically to die of AIDS. It is a story that is no longer uncommon.
Brad’s temperament challenged the scenarios planned for most young men in rural America. His ambivalent views regarding his sexual orientation are evident in his diary. "I’ve been in one of my anti-homosexual moods again today, " he wrote, "raging inside myself against the horrible anti-social sexual werewolves that we all are. Right? Like I said — what’s a boy to do? I have to confess, I don’t understand the whole thing."
In writing about his son, H. Wayne Schow reveals his own journey of sorting things out. This is a biography not only of Brad but of those whose lives he touched. It is a memorial to all those who have felt similarly ostracized or marginalized.
"I’m going to die soon, " Brad wrote on 5 September 1986. "Nothing to do about it. I miss Genesee Street in L.A. That was a cosmic point for me. It goes with me in my heart. I can’t describe it. Scott would know."
Genre: Biographies/Memoirs
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