Books like Welsh Boys Too by John Sam Jones
John Sam Jones’s Welsh Boys Too assembles three short stories set in Wales, each exploring facets of homosexuality and the broader social challenges it intersects with. The first story follows an interracial gay couple who babysit two children over a weekend, offering a quiet view of coming‑to‑terms in a conservative community. The second centers on a high‑school boy grappling with his emergent sexuality while seeking support from the adults around him. The third follows a mentally disturbed woman who seeks vengeance against the brother who slept with her husband. Together, the tales use the Welsh backdrop to connect homophobia with other forms of discrimination such as racism, religious intolerance, and social prejudice, treating these themes with sensitivity and objectivity.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Gay Fiction
Authors: John Sam Jones
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