This is, essentially, a story about a relationship between a lesbian and a straight guy.
This is where I think Stray City will lose a lot of Lesbrary readers. It still comes as a surprise to her, however, when in the alley out back after the show, she starts kissing him. Andy likes talking to someone outside of her circle for once. That distraction comes from Ryan, a straight guy who plays drums in a local band. She has been recently dumped, and when she sees her ex-girlfriend making out with one of Andy’s closest friends at a show, she’s grateful for any distraction she can get. Now she’s part of the activist group The Lesbian Mafia, hangs out with the lesbian band The Gold Stars, and does graphic design (mostly in the form of artsy/folksy wedding invitations) and works at an antique shop to pay the bills. She came here for school, but after she came out, her Catholic Midwestern parents stopped footing the bill for tuition. 24-year-old Andy has found her family and community in the queer/punk/diy scene here. Stray City begins in Portland in the 90s. I did really enjoy the story overall, and I think it had a satisfying payoff, but I do think there are some barriers to entry here. The description promises this is warm and funny, and although it contains those things, I also found it uncomfortable and anxiety-inducing at times.
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