Saltus Historical Dugan's Bistro and the Legend

Dugan's Bistro and the Legend of the Bearded Lady is a folklore-bio of the Disco Era - a time and place that were key in the evolution of Chicago's LGBT community

from his childhood in East Harlem to his own heartbreaking experiences with HIV/AIDS

How Sex Changed is a fascinating social

and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Saltus Historical Dugan's Bistro and the LegendIt's the '90s in a small Canadian prairie town and fourteen year old Aaron Gourlay, born a male, asserts that she is female, a claim that no one in her life will accept except for her single mother, Nadine. After wrestling with the health care system and having her identity invalidated time and time again, Aaron tries to kill herself. Desperate to keep her child alive, Nadine calls on a neighbouring town's outlier and loner, Al Klassen, to perform a