Oct 23 2022 27 mins
Boys and Oil: Growing up Gay in a Fractured Land “Brorby has written not only a truly great memoir, but also a frighteningly relevant one that speaks to the many battles we still have left to fight.” (Jung Yun- New York Times Book Review). From a young gay environmentalist a searing coming of age memoir set against the arid landscape of rural North Dakota. Being gay in this area is again to a “ticking bomb” per one quote. His story of his life unfolds from there.