Gume Laurel III

In this episode of "Jotxs y Recuerdos," Gume Laurel III, a gay Latino writer from Weslaco, TX discusses his journey from coming out at 13 to navigating his identity in a conservative, religious, and machismo-dominated environment. He highlights the importance of chosen family, especially for queer individuals who may not find acceptance at home. He emphasizes the significance of representation in literature and his efforts to include diverse characters in his books, which tackle themes o...

Om Podcasten

A podcast and archive that documents queer life from the Rio Grande Valley and other borderlands. Created and hosted by Alexandra Nichole Salazar, a queer Chicana from Pharr, a border town in South Texas. She is also a PhD Candidate in the Mexican-American/Latinx Studies department at the University of Texas at Austin, where her research focuses on queer and anti-colonial borderland archives, memory making practices, and theories. -Follow @jotxsyrecuerdos_podcast or https://jotxsyrecuerdos.com/ -Est 2016.