One night in 1973, Alysia and Steve Abbott’s lives changed forever when Alysia’s mother, Steve’s wife, died in a car accident. The following year, when Alysia was six, the two surviving Abbotts moved from Atlanta to San Francisco , where, in the wake of tragedy, Steve could live openly as a gay man and pursue his career as a poet. Alysia lovingly recounts the experiences and challenges of this unusual childhood during the ‘70s and ‘80s in her acclaimed 2013 book Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father , offering rare insight into queer parenting . Over a decade later, the film adaptation, also titled Fairyland , is now in cinemas.

Alysia Abbot’s experience growing up was taboo at the time, even in a progressive haven like San Francisco . Alysia (portrayed in the film by Nessa Dougherty

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