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Giving It Raw: Nearly 30 Years with AIDS

Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco

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Description:Thirty years ago, the world was a very different place. That’s when Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco, a native of Santiago, Chile, moved to Vancouver, discovered he was HIV-positive and was faced with a terrifying fate. In 1985 terms, he had a fatal, mysterious illness that would decimate those he loved, push others from him in terror and eventually lead to his own untimely demise -- or so he thought.A a no-holds-barred account of the darkly humorous, dirty, and illuminating escapades in the three decades of living, working in HIV clinics, and being involved in the BDSM and fetish community. 'Giving It Raw,' is the first memoir from the celebrated novelist ("and "bad boy of Canadian literature" (Greg Wharton, 'I Do/I Don't').~~~""Giving It Raw' reads like poetry. Whether describing childhood poverty in 1960s Santiago or sexual excess in 1980s Vancouver, Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco creates a world at once awash in nostalgia and rooted in hard-won wisdom. The result is a kind of gritty romance, told in a style that's lilting, thought-provoking, and even a little naughty." - Brent Caderwood, author 'The God of Longing'"A rich ethnographic fresco of our spaces from taxis to transit lines to bathhouses, and of our urban flora and fauna from sex pigs to kamikaze teen skateboarders. ... If you glance one or two moments that may seem glib or insider-ish, they are well made up for by sudden flashes of brilliance and insight that I find truly wise like the sense of friendship as affectionate co-dependency." - Tom Waugh, author 'The Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas'"The casual frankness with which [Ibáñez-Carrasco] describes his many sexual escapades takes away any potential shock; there’s something about his anecdotes that invites even the most vanilla reader into the realm of voyeur." - Ryan Kerr, Xtra!"[Ibáñez-Carraco's 'Killing Me Softly' introduce[d] a new voice to gay fiction, seductively Latin, Poe-esquely North American, very contemporary, and seemingly utterly unafraid. Ibanez-Carrasco is someone to watch." - Felice Pecano, author 'Dryland's End'We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Giving It Raw: Nearly 30 Years with AIDS. To get started finding Giving It Raw: Nearly 30 Years with AIDS, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 173

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Transgress Press

Release: 2014

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Description: Thirty years ago, the world was a very different place. That’s when Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco, a native of Santiago, Chile, moved to Vancouver, discovered he was HIV-positive and was faced with a terrifying fate. In 1985 terms, he had a fatal, mysterious illness that would decimate those he loved, push others from him in terror and eventually lead to his own untimely demise -- or so he thought.A a no-holds-barred account of the darkly humorous, dirty, and illuminating escapades in the three decades of living, working in HIV clinics, and being involved in the BDSM and fetish community. 'Giving It Raw,' is the first memoir from the celebrated novelist ("and "bad boy of Canadian literature" (Greg Wharton, 'I Do/I Don't').~~~""Giving It Raw' reads like poetry. Whether describing childhood poverty in 1960s Santiago or sexual excess in 1980s Vancouver, Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco creates a world at once awash in nostalgia and rooted in hard-won wisdom. The result is a kind of gritty romance, told in a style that's lilting, thought-provoking, and even a little naughty." - Brent Caderwood, author 'The God of Longing'"A rich ethnographic fresco of our spaces from taxis to transit lines to bathhouses, and of our urban flora and fauna from sex pigs to kamikaze teen skateboarders. ... If you glance one or two moments that may seem glib or insider-ish, they are well made up for by sudden flashes of brilliance and insight that I find truly wise like the sense of friendship as affectionate co-dependency." - Tom Waugh, author 'The Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas'"The casual frankness with which [Ibáñez-Carrasco] describes his many sexual escapades takes away any potential shock; there’s something about his anecdotes that invites even the most vanilla reader into the realm of voyeur." - Ryan Kerr, Xtra!"[Ibáñez-Carraco's 'Killing Me Softly' introduce[d] a new voice to gay fiction, seductively Latin, Poe-esquely North American, very contemporary, and seemingly utterly unafraid. Ibanez-Carrasco is someone to watch." - Felice Pecano, author 'Dryland's End'We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Giving It Raw: Nearly 30 Years with AIDS. To get started finding Giving It Raw: Nearly 30 Years with AIDS, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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