Thursday, February 19, 2015

Stuck Rubber Baby



The cover of Stuck Rubber Baby
For this second installment of the Queer Comics Blog, I'd like to reprint my original post about one of my favorite classic stories. During this time of increased marriage equality and unprecedented advances in gay rights, it would be wise to remember where we’ve been. For that reason, this month’s selection for the queer comics blog is Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse. The plot centers on a young man named Toland Polk in the fictional town of Clayfield, Alabama, as he struggles with his social conscience and his own blossoming sexuality during the tumultuous 1960s.