![]() ![]() ![]() Reyes: I've been writing on and off since I was 8 years old, with my first story being a self-insert Batman retelling. NCR : To start, could you tell us a little bit about yourself? The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Reyes spoke to NCR via email about the inspiration behind their novel, the intersection of faith and queerness, and their advice for Latinx LGBT Catholic teenagers. Using humor, Yami discerns how to juggle family expectations while also trying to keep her new classmates from finding out that she's gay. After being outed at her former school, Yami is trying to keep a low profile when she meets Bo, the only openly queer girl. ![]() The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School centers on a queer Mexican American girl, Yamilet "Yami" Flores, one of the only Mexican American teens at an affluent, mostly white Catholic high school. In their debut novel, Sonora Reyes explores what a happy ending could look like in a Catholic school, in spite of their own not-so-happy experience.īorn and raised in Arizona, Reyes is a queer second-generation immigrant and the creator and host of #QPOCChat, a monthly Twitter chat that builds community for queer writers of color. ![]()
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