

And as much as Haskell attempts to hide his true self, carefully navigating the tricky and risky terrain of being queer, he’s still taunted and teased relentlessly. And though Time Magazine claims the sexual revolution is in full swing, the freedoms straight people are enjoying don’t seem to apply to everyone. Even if he does manage to find a boyfriend, their relationship would have to be secret and invisible.Īfter all it’s 1966. In fact, he could be the only gay person in the valley, maybe on the entire planet.

But that doesn’t do much for him when he’s dumped at his aunt’s house in the suburbs of Los Angeles to face an assortment of neighborhood bullies.

At sixteen he’s already garnered some fame as a former child actor and star of a popular cereal commercial.
