BLOOMINGTON, Ind., June 11, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Three homosexual men struggle against their sexual identities and their own humanity in a small college town in Oklahoma. With an experimental drug and emotionally confused and cold characters, The Parallel Triangle: A Story of Coming to Terms With Sexual Identity (now available through 1stBooks) by Terry Pinaud is a riveting contemporary novel.
Pinaud opens the lives of three homosexual men to readers. Jay has never had trouble attracting partners because of his good looks, but recently he has felt disoriented and confused by a hypnotic attraction to Kamal. Kamal is a Middle Eastern man under the influence of a pharmaceutical agent that makes him think his straight. Rusty is a young, inexperienced gay man who is infatuated with Jay.
Kamal's drug, although quenching his physical desires, leaves him still emotionally pining for Jay in his dreams. The drug, that reduces his libido and causes him to act violent, also is a potent sexual stimulant transmitted through skin contact. When Jay and Kamal shake hands, Jay is overcome by a hypnotic desire for the man. Kamal sees this as an opportunity to see if the drug works emotionally as well. Believing Jay is in love with him, Kamal lures Jay on a road trip. Kamal holds him captive and administers the drug to see if Jay will still harbor a desire for him as the triangle continues to perpetuate itself with tragic outcomes.
A testimonial to the truth about homosexuality, The Parallel Triangle is a journey of discovery of both sexuality and humanity. Pinaud weaves a contemporary tale about finding one's identity without shame and the consequences that stem from denying one's true self.
Born in a small, conservative Balkan country, Pinaud migrated to the United States in his late teen years. A difficult transition at first, the move afforded him unique ways of looking at himself and his new and old environments. Now a professor of medical sciences, he has dreamt of sharing his struggles, experiences and outlook with others creatively. He hopes to pit social balance and fairness against labels and injustice in his writings in an entertaining way without sounding preachy. The Parallel Triangle is his first book.
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