Pride Disguised as Shame
Queer Stories of the Western World
By Isaac
López Aguilera
Contents:
Preface
1. The Waiting Spot: Thoughts run wild in the mind of a teenager who goes to the same place every night trying to cruise for sex.
2.Extravagant: A man stares at his reflection in the mirror and gets confronted with another face of gender identity.
3.Ne Suis Pas: London becomes the witness of a love story that comes to a halt when one of the lovers has to come out to his parents.
4.Jump!: Before accepting his sexual identity, a muslim boy plans a very romantic way of committing suicide jumping from one of the highest and most famous peaks of the Scottish capital.
5.Ugandan Drums: Sometimes euphonic, sometimes deafing, the instruments play a very specific beat for gay people.
6.Paved Roads to Panama: A symbolic journey of a young man who decides self acceptance before yielding his true identity to social and family pressure.
7.Letter to my Russian Brothers: Author's message to an imaginary Russian pen pal in support for the recent anti-gay legislation in that country.
8. The Many Apartheids of a Gay Person: An essay that looks into the many processes of separation that a gay man has to endure over his life, supported with the author's own experience.
9. The Reason Why You Can't Give Your Heart Away: In a bar conversation, a "player" explains to his friend why giving your heart is losing the love game.
10. Fires of London: The character draws a comparison between the dreadful event of 1666 and his recent personal affairs in the city.
11. Days of Halo: The apparition of a halo around the sun serves as the start of a love season that one young man will never forget.
12. Cheshire Cat's Room: The life of a teenage street vendor takes an unexpected turn when a charming young stranger introduces him to places, feelings, and passions he never thought possible.
