Goldenboy

Description:

By the beginning of Goldenboy, Henry has become sober, finding spirituality in his recovery while becoming further engaged in gay activism. He decides to assist a Los Angeles attorney who is dying of AIDS with the defense of a young gay man on trial for killing a coworker who threatened to out him. Goldenboy probes explosive themes of homophobia and exploitation within the gay community and also introduces Josh Mandel, who will become a critical part of the series arc.

subjects: Fiction,  Henry Rios (Fictitious character),  Mexican Americans,  Gay men,  Murder,  Investigation,  Gay detectives,  LGBTQ mystery,  LGBTQ HIV/AIDS,  Lambda Literary Awards,  Lambda Literary Award Winner,  Fiction, lgbtq+, gay,  Fiction, legal,  Rios, henry (fictitious character), fiction,  San francisco (calif.), fiction,  Fiction, mystery & detective, general,  California, fiction,  Los angeles (calif.), fiction,  Mexican americans, fiction,  Lawyers, fiction,  Gay men, fiction

Places: Los Angeles (Calif.)