Myra Breckinridge (Book Cover Art/Gore Vidal) just out portland Wisconsin Rod’s wasn’t just a

Wisconsin Rod’s wasn’t just a bar—it was the gay bar in Madison for decades

As the ’70s gave way to disco

Holy Cow on 11th Street was one of SoMa’s most reliable portals into late-night queer chaos — a club where dancers

and cross-dressers who found freedom in the flicker of its neon glow

For nearly five decades

Myra Breckinridge (Book Cover Art/Gore Vidal) just out portland Wisconsin Rod’s wasn’t just aMyra Breckinridge Book & Queer Legacy Long before mainstream culture had the vocabulary for gender fluidity, Gore Vidal dropped Myra Breckinridge in 1968a satire so sharp, sexy, and subversive it practically detonated on arrival. Through Myra, a trans heroine with a razor wit and a taste for Old Hollywood glamour, Vidal tore apart Americas ideas about gender, power, masculinity, and the fantasies that hold them all together. For queer readers, the