This is Black Mountain Institute Conversations, a series of interviews produced by Nevada Public Radio’s Desert Companion in collaboration with the Black Mountain Institute. Here, Desert Companion Editor Heidi Kyser talks with BMI’s Shearing Fellows about their passions, inspirations, community initiatives, and … of course … their writing.
This episode features Edgar Gomez. His first book, the memoir High-Risk Homosexual, was published by Soft Skull Press in January 2022. It follows Edgar’s journey of self-discovery, from their roots in Nicaragua, to their experiences as a gay, Latinx teenager and young adult in Orlando and L.A. Through a difficult — and often dangerous — exploration of identity, Edgar comes to terms with the moniker bestowed by a physician: high-risk homosexual.
