Hello Sailor!: The Hidden History of Gay Life at Sea J. Jack Halberstam When he created the role

When he created the role of Officer Clemmons on the award-winning television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

cynical great-granddaughter

this dark and immersive post-apocalyptic debut novel is about two teen girls who loved each other before the end of the world -- and before one of them became infected with the virus that turned her into a monster

With chapters covering sexual and cultural identity

But bizarre developments within the Trials make him wonder what the researchers are actually studying as they monitor his every move

Hello Sailor!: The Hidden History of Gay Life at Sea J. Jack Halberstam When he created the roleWhen gays had to be closeted, ships were the only places where homosexual men could not only be out but also camp. And on some liners to the sun and the New World, queens and butches had a ball. They sashayed and minced their way across the world's oceans. Never before has the story been told of the masses. These are the thousands of queer seafarers, mainly stewards, who sometimes even outnumbered the straight men in the catering departments of ships