Spinning The Record documents the search of its impoverished queer white and Latino protagonists for individuality inside the spectrum of the gay identity. Within the primary settings of gay clubs and raves in Manhattan and urban areas of New Jersey, these protagonists search for meaning and identity through illicit drugs, sex, pop culture, Greek mythology, and Christian iconography.
"Never before has the question, 'What was your first bar, seemed so urgent. Robert Hyers's stories not only recognize their importance, but they capitalize on them - evoking their full range of fear, thrill and dramatic action." - Jonathan Harper, author of Daydreamers