Borrowing Time: A Latino Sexual Odyssey

by Carlos T. Mock

 

Borrowing Time: a Latino Sexual Odyssey

Carlos T. Mock

 

”Whatever your orientation, no matter your ethnicity, you’ll never be the same after a journey through this odyssey. A vivid and visceral portrayal of a sexual and political coming-of-age in today’s America - and beyond,” is how Laura S. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor, DePaul University; columnist, Chicago Sun-Times, described this powerful and enlightening glimpse into the life of a gay Latino man.

In Borrowing Time: a Latino Sexual Odyssey we get a glimpse of the different manifestations of AIDS: the fear, the shame, the regrets and the final victory. The “AIDS” crisis has been an opportunity for the GLBT community for growth, for strengthening ties, for reclaiming rights from the government and, above all, for reflection.

The AIDS epidemic can be seen by many as a curse, and for others, as the opportunity to bring out the best in you.

”My work as a sex therapist over 23 years with couples and individuals, many of whom are gays, lesbians and bisexuals, has put me in touch with an issue that inevitably comes up: feelings of self-hatred and shame that many homosexuals internalize,” she said.

Gloria Mock: “The lack of tolerance for sexual diversity and the myopic vision of many fundamentalist religious groups have contributed to the prejudices. Books like Borrowing Time: a Latino Sexual Odyssey can be antidotes for this lack of understanding and acceptance. In can also be a useful tool for any homosexual or lesbian to understand and accept him or herself, without judgements. It takes the reader, gay or straight, into the mind, heart and dreams of Juan Subira Rexach with great candor, honesty and humor.”

(as published in Family & Friends Magazine, October 2004)