Clone: The Life and Legacy of Al Parker, Gay Superstar

Al Parker's story, as uncovered by Edmonson, reveals a young man out of place in his world who would find his home in front of and behind the camera as the star of 21 adult films and the founder of Surge Studios, celebrating the rough and raw sexuality he came to symbolize. And like so many young men of his day, he would be cut down early in life by AIDS-but not before making an even more lasting impact as a crusader who was willing to put his career on the line to make a statement about safer-sex practices, a statement that would immortalize him finally as the personification of a more responsible gay sexuality.Roger Edmonson is the author of Boy in the Sand: Casey Donovan, All-American Sex Star and Silverwolf He lives in Seattle.