Bios
To the outside world, Alice appears to be the perfect 1960s American housewife: a sensible, modest and thrifty partner to her husband Sean, who is a talented young politico with a bright future ahead of him. But appearances can be deceiving. In actuality, Alice is a lesbian; Sean is gay; and their "lavender" marriage is a carefully contrived performance to hide the truth of their sexuality from a world unwilling to accept them for who they are. A large portion of Alice's earnings from the Playboy Club goes toward funding for the Chicago chapter of the Mattachine Society, a secret national organization working to end discrimination against gays and lesbians. Alice hopes that someday she'll have the courage to come out to her friends and colleagues at the Club, but she has no idea what their reaction might be. It's only a matter of time before her secret gets out.
