Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East

Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East

Australian Benjamin is a proud, married \"gaysian\" - yet lifewould have been different had he been elevated in Asia like hismigrant parents. As he follows his curiosity to the continent, heinvites visitors to join him as he goes nude in Balinese sexresorts, meets Thai ladyboys at a charm pageant and also takes Indianyoga courses designed to cure his homosexuality.

Queer couple Abigail and also Lilith do not conform to the stereotypesof most cross-country cyclists. Their bikes are standard, their kitinexpensive and their bodies do not resemble Bradley Wiggins' bear-magazine.com narrative of their trip from Amsterdam to Spain is a story ofprejudice and determination as they encounter physical and socialchallenges while examining their relationship.

This Pulitzer-winning novel follows the hapless, knocking-on-50novelist Arthur Much less that, on getting a wedding invitation fromhis previous beau, loads a fuchsia-lined match as well as sets off on acathartic misadventure from Mexico to Morocco, Italy to India andbeyond. It paints a satirical picture of the American abroad and aprofound rendering of the human heart.