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Political Animal

Biography and Memoir

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Political Animal

The Life and Times of Stewart ButlerBy Frank PerezNarrated by Thomas Fria

Political Animal

Length13h 35m

About this audiobook

During 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. In Political Animal: The Life and Times of Stewart Butler, 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. Based on Butler's own personal papers, including hundreds of letters, and dozens of interviews, Political Animal paints an intimate portrait of a legendary figure in gay politics and the times in which he lived.

Audiobook details

GenreBiography and Memoir

Length13 hrs 35 mins

Narrated byThomas Fria

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateNov 15, 2022

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Foreword by Robert W. Fieseler

12Chapter 7: Working with Others 1

2Chapter 1: Wanderlust

13Chapter 7: Working with Others 2

3Chapter 2: Territorial Politics 1

14Chapter 8: The Ordinance

4Chapter 2: Territorial Politics 2

15Chapter 9: Putting Trans Rights on the Radar 1

5Chapter 3: Prytania Street

16Chapter 9: Putting Trans Rights on the Radar 2

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6Chapter 4: Enter Alfred 1

17Chapter 10: Lion in Winter 1

7Chapter 4: Enter Alfred 2

18Chapter 10: Lion in Winter 2

8Chapter 5: Setting the Stage 1

19Epilogue: Getting Our History Out of the Closet

9Chapter 5: Setting the Stage 2

20Appendix A: The Memorial Garden and Appendix B: Butler and Doolittle Family Histories

10Chapter 6: Getting Organized 1

21Bibliographic Essay

11Chapter 6: Getting Organized 2

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