Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas

ONE OF BOOK RIOT'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Dustin Lance Black wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for Milk and helped overturn California's anti-gay marriage Proposition 8, but as an LGBTQ activist he has unlikely origins--a conservative Mormon household outside San Antonio, Texas. There he was raised by a single mother who, as a survivor of childhood polio, endured brutal surgeries as well as braces and crutches for life. Despite the abuse and violence of two questionably devised Mormon marriages, she imbued Lance with her inner strength and irrepressible optimism.

When Lance came out to his mother at age twenty-one, she initially derided his sexuality as a sinful choice. It may seem like theirs was a house destined to be divided--and at times it was. But in the end, they did not let their differences define them or the relationship that had inspired two remarkable lives. This heartfelt, deeply personal memoir explores how a mother and son built bridges across great cultural divides--and how our stories hold the power to heal.

Author: Dustin Lance Black
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03/17/2020
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780525434894
ISBN10: 0525434895
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | LGBTQ+
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious

About the Author
Dustin Lance Black is a filmmaker and social activist, known for writing the Academy Award-winning screenplay of the Harvey Milk biopic Milk, and for his part in overturning California's discriminatory Proposition 8. He divides his time between London and Texas.