| Edition |
First Soft Skull edition. |
| Description |
xi, 287 pages ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
"A debut memoir about coming of age as a gay, Latinx man in a culture of machismo, Gomez's High-Risk Homosexual opens in the ultimate anti-gay space: his uncle's cockfighting ring in Nicaragua, where he was sent at twelve years old to become a man. The story then moves through the queer spaces where he learned the joy of 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." With 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 that he'd kept hidden. It's a hilarious, beautiful reminder of the importance-in a world that is so often oppressive-of leaving space for joy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Gomez, Edgar (Writer)
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Hispanic American gay people -- United States -- Biography.
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Gay men -- United States -- Biography.
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Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- United States.
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Coming out (Sexual orientation) (OCoLC)fst00869198
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Gay men. (OCoLC)fst00939117
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Hispanic American gays. (OCoLC)fst00957393
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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| ISBN |
9781593767051 paperback |
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1593767056 paperback |
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9781593767068 electronic book |
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1593767064 electronic book |
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