My guest this week is Edgar Gomez, author of the book High Risk Homosexual. Edgar spent years trying to figure out who he was, bouncing from one group to another — which took him from skater cliques to an encounter with a sex worker in Nicaragua to enrolling in school to become a cop, until he was expelled after being falsely accused of being a drug dealer. Edgar auditioned a lot of identities before he found one that felt right — one that allowed him to continue infiltrating and exploring all the different ways that human beings find to connect with each other.
We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, a reminder that I’ve got a book coming out next year about queer sitcoms! It’s called Hi Honey, I’m Homo, and pre-orders are open — head over to gaysitcoms.com to get all the details.
Also, big thanks to everyone who supports The Sewers of Paris on Patreon! Patrons get hours of exclusive bonus videos about pop culture history, stickers and stuff in the mail, and names in the credits of YouTube videos.
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My Life Was a Game of Survivor (Ep 332 - School of Rock/Brian Falduto)
Queer People Everywhere (Ep 331 - Queer as Folk & Minari/Steven Wakabayashi)
Everyone is Gay (Ep 330 - Buffy & My So-Called Life/Kristin Russo)
The Queer Radical (Ep 329 - James Baldwin/Steven Bull)
I am Nerdy and Kinky (Ep. 328 - Pup Amp/Cosplay & Bondage)
When You Don’t Have Words to Say, You Sing (Ep 327 - Angels in America/Jonathan Blalock)
Attracted to Jesus (Ep 326 - Michelangelo & Judy Garland/Rob Urbinati)
I Prefer the Term "Enchanted" (Ep 325 - Joe/Bewitched)
Let me See Where I Can Fit In (Ep 324 - Clue/Urban Bohemian)
It Didn't Feel Real (Ep 323 - Jygglypuffdaddy/Gaming)
The Sewers of Paris Valentine's Day Special!
I Want to Smear Chocolate on my Body (Ep 322 - The Smiths/Timothy Siragusa)
A Special WandaVision Chat with Brett White!
A Professional Bee Botherer (Ep 320 - Lord of the Rings/Lewis Bartlett)
Wholesome Vibes (Ep 319 - Twitch/Blizzb3ar)
My Love of Death (Ep 318 - Dennis the Menace/Sheldon Goodman)
The Joke of Being Gay (Ep. 317 - Polyester & Arrested Development/Richard Day)
The Sewers of Paris Holiday Special Special: Catwoman, Eyes Wide Shut, Arianna Grande, and Gay Men's Choruses
The Queer Merman of London (Ep. 315 - The Little Mermaid/Sacha Coward)
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