Accepted: how the first gay superstar changed WWE
Biography, LGBTQ+ biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-narrated audio
Summary
When Pat Patterson was 17 years old, he was asked to leave his home after telling his parents he was in love... with a man. Moving from Montreal to the United States in the 1960s, barely knowing a word of… English, when homophobia was widespread, Pat lived in the super-macho world of pro wrestling. In this memoir, pioneer and creative savant Patterson recalls the trials and tribulations of climbing to the upper ranks of sports-entertainment - as a performer and, later, as a backstage creative force. 2016.