Redfern Jon Barrett

Proud Pink Sky Redfern Jon Barrett

In this stunning work of speculative fiction, Berlin is imagined as a megacity of 24 million people and the world's first gay state.


Its distant radio broadcasts are a lifeline for teenager William, so when his love affair with Gareth is discovered the two flee toward sanctuary. But is there a place for them in a city divided into districts for young twinks, trendy bears, and rich alpha gays?


Meanwhile, straight housewife Cissie loves Berlin's towering high rises and chaotic multiculturalism, yet she's never left her heterosexual district--not until she and her family are trapped in a queer riot. With her husband Howard plunging into religious paranoia, she discovers a walled-off slum of perpetual twilight, home to the city's forbidden trans residents.


As William, Gareth, and Cissie dive deeper into a bustling world of pride parades, polyamorous trysts, and even an official gay language, William and Cissie discover that all is not well in the gay state--each playing their part in a looming civil war.