“Your Mama didn’t raise no transvestite!”

“No, she didn’t because I’m a man, a real man, even though I wasn’t born that way. What you see on the outside is Eugenia, but in my soul and heart beats the spirit of Eugene. I am a singer, songwriter, lover, and son, and I walk like a man!”

When Eugenia's Bible-thumping mother kicks her out of the only home she's ever known for not being the girl that she gave birth to, Eugene agitates the gravel, hits the road, and moves to San Francisco, where he can live a fantabulous life freely as a transman.

But life isn’t golden when he makes it to San Francisco. Not one to give up on his dreams, Eugene doesn’t let discrimination, transphobia, and opportunists get in his way. There’s not a bridge too long or a hill too steep to travel. Eugene won’t let anything stop him from realizing a dream that won’t be deferred.

With the help of his chosen family, Jimmy, his sidekick and fellow transman from Atlanta, and his Auntie Mavis, a transwoman, Eugene thrives in the Golden City and makes it his own.

Love comes, and love goes. But with a debonair style and the backdrop of the horns and drums from a live band, he croons the dollies with his songs. There’s no doubt Eugene will find the one that truly deserves his heart.

Come along with Eugene and his family in a story set in the 1950s, where being black and transgender wasn’t the bee’s knees but an opportunity for marginalized people to rise to their feet and take ownership of their destinies.

Eugene takes this journey toward self-discovery and learns to live unapologetically.