S5E1 - Origins Vol.1: Families & Hometowns

Fruitbowl: An Oral History of Queer Sex

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Welcome to Season 5 and a new episode format! Instead of just one person’s story, Season 5 episodes will present a variety of different stories and anecdotes from the Fruitbowl archive centered around a common theme. In this inaugural episode we focus on stories about families and hometowns.

1. Adam describes coming out to his parents (when they already knew) and gradually getting them used to the idea that his relationships and sex life would likely not follow the heteronormative script. Originally recorded in Oct. 2019. Find Adam’s full episode HERE (S2E3).

2. Elliott reflects on the process of emancipating themself from their parents when they were still an adolescent and the process of discovering their trans identity. Originally recorded in June 2021. Listen to Elliott’s full episode HERE (S3E11).

3. Joshua was raised by his mom in Texas and felt the pressure to adhere to popular ideas about Texas masculinity, Latino machismo and fundamentalist Christianity. Originally recorded in Oct. of 2019. Listen to the full interview HERE (S3E1).

4. RC was a self-described Army brat who got some simple instruction from their mother regarding boys and was outed by their brother in high school while in Guam. Originally recorded in July of 2019. Full interview HERE (S2E8).

5. Mike is part of a first-generation Vietnamese American family and it took him awhile to realize he could take his own path instead of just fulfilling his family’s expectations for his future. Originally recorded in Sept. of 2021. Listen to the full interview HERE (S3E19).

This episode was edited and mixed by Dave Quantic, the creator of Fruitbowl.

Fruitbowl is produced independently without corporate media infrastructure or full time staff. Every interview is recorded in-person, on location in each interviewee’s home and production expenses including travel, accommodations, equipment rental are paid for out of pocket by Dave Quantic, FRUITBOWL’s creator.

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Fruitbowl’s fruit artwork for Season 5 was created by Nathan Richards of Paperwombat: https://www.instagram.com/paperwombat/