{"product_id":"high-risk-homosexual-a-memoir-9781593767051","title":"High-Risk Homosexual: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis witty memoir traces a touching and often hilarious spiralic path to embracing a gay, Latinx identity against a culture of machismo--from a cockfighting ring in Nicaragua to cities across the U.S.--and the bath houses, night clubs, and drag queens who help redefine pride\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI've always found the definition of machismo to be ironic, considering that pride is a word almost unanimously associated with queer people, the enemy of machistas . . . In a world desperate to erase us, queer Latinx men must find ways to hold on to pride for survival, but excessive male pride is often what we are battling, both in ourselves and in others.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA debut memoir about coming of age as a gay, Latinx man, \u003ci\u003eHigh-Risk Homosexual\u003c\/i\u003e opens in the ultimate anti-gay space: Edgar Gomez's uncle's cockfighting ring in Nicaragua, where he was sent at thirteen years old to become a man. Readers follow Gomez through the queer spaces where he learned to love being gay and Latinx, including Pulse nightclub in Orlando, a drag queen convention in Los Angeles, and the doctor's office where he was diagnosed a \"high-risk homosexual.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith vulnerability, humor, and quick-witted insights into racial, sexual, familial, and professional power dynamics, Gomez shares a hard-won path to taking pride in the parts of himself he was taught to keep hidden. His story is a scintillating, beautiful reminder of the importance of leaving space for joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edgar Gomez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593767051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdgar Gomez \u003c\/b\u003eis a Florida-born writer with roots in Nicaragua and Puerto Rico. A graduate of University of California, Riverside's MFA program, he is a recipient of the 2018 Marcia McQuern Award for nonfiction. His writing has been published and anthologized widely in such outlets as \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLongreads\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest Gay Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Queens, New York, where he is saving up for good lotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soft Skull","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39827481919603,"sku":"9781593767051","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_5a74cb86-750e-4d8a-a1d7-26fa416a0922.jpg?v=1644568913","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/high-risk-homosexual-a-memoir-9781593767051","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}