In 1972, married biologists George Hunt and Molly Warner make an unprecedented discovery while studying seagulls on California’s Channel Islands.
To their surprise, a great number of the nesting pairs they observed are both female. George and Molly’s research on “gay gulls” quickly triggers both outrage and jubilation in a nation grappling with the rise of the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
Love Birds is about two ambitious young scientists, their love story, and a chance discovery that lands them in a cultural and political firestorm. And while their work makes an indelible mark on gay history, it also sets them on a course for heartbreak that will take decades to heal.