S3E4 - Nathan, 37. San Francisco

Fruitbowl: An Oral History of Queer Sex

I have a deep archive of interviews I am turning into podcast episodes and I'm planning on working hard this year to share them with you. I confess to not knowing what order I will share them. I kind of make it up as I go along. But after finishing the first three for this season, I knew we needed to hear from someone who DIDN'T grow up in a hostile and/or religious fundamentalist environment.

But just because Nathan's mom accepted his sexuality from the very beginning - and at a young age - that doesn't mean he hasn't had his share of challenges. One major obstacle Nathan has experienced is his recurring psoriasis and finding partners who can look past the occasional outbreak.

Nathan also has some fun thoughts and stories about cruising. Just listening to his past adventures makes me hopeful that, eventually, there will come a time when we can flirt out in the open and meet each other in public and maybe even have sex spontaneously without the fear of a pandemic.

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