Eat, Gay, Love, Calum McSwiggan
Eat, Gay, Love, Calum McSwiggan
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Eat, Gay, Love
Longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize

Author: Calum McSwiggan

Narrator: Calum McSwiggan

Unabridged: 6 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/09/2020

Synopsis

In the spring of 2012, Calum finds himself single again after his relationship of six years comes to an end.

Heartbroken, unhappy and unsure of what to do next, he leaves the hometown he has been in all his life to embark on a journey that takes him all around the world, from teaching in a school on the outskirts of Rome to exploring the sex clubs of Berlin, to raising tigers in an animal sanctuary deep in the jungles of Thailand. Along the way, he meets LGBT+ people from all walks of life and every part of the rainbow - from an Italian teenager struggling with a homophobic father to a kathoey navigating life as a trans person in Thailand, to a young HIV-positive man living on the streets of London.

Their individual stories, not only of hardship and sorrow but also of profound strength and hope, show the breadth and depth of queer life and experience, shedding light on themes such as homophobia, sexual violence, marriage equality and gender identity. Through these meetings and friendships, Calum not only finds the encouragement to embrace life after heartbreak, but also discovers a beautiful, loving global community who support and uplift him through the best and worst moments of his time on the road.

A travel memoir with a difference, Eat, Gay, Love is a celebration of the power of community and a personal tribute to the extraordinary lives of LGBT+ people everywhere in the world.

(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

About Calum McSwiggan

Calum McSwiggan is a writer and LGBT+ advocate who has worked with charities such as Switchboard, Terrence Higgins Trust and Stonewall. He hosted a popular radio show for FUBAR Radio and has also created several short films, including the award-winning Love Happens Here, which was named 'Best LGBT+ Short Film' at the Buffer Festival in Toronto. In 2019 he started a book club to encourage young people to read more LGBT+ literature.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kai on September 13, 2020

First of all, this is a very cute and clever title. And it describes the book perfectly. There's nice food, there's love in all forms, and there's lots of gay. I didn't know the author prior to the book's release and was excited when I was sent a copy of it for review purposes. It seemed like the per......more

Goodreads review by Tris on April 19, 2020

Wow, I really loved and enjoyed my experience reading this book! TW: Drug Use, Mention of Suicide, Descriptive Drug Overdose, Discussions around Homophobia and intolerance "Things are indeed improving and yet there still isn't a single country in the world where LGBT+ people are treated as equals in e......more

Goodreads review by Tom the Teacher on April 15, 2025

An easy read in terms of writing style, but I felt it somehow repetitive: Calum arrives in a new place, immediately meets a gay person - they're usually gorgeous - and it goes from there (oh and he unknowingly arrives when it's Pride in three different places). While I appreciated the journey of disc......more

Goodreads review by Kristel (hungryandhappy) on April 06, 2020

*ARC from Netgalley* I'm so very happy I lost my nonfiction virginity with this book, this memoir. It was emotional, funny, important and full of hope. From the very first pages you know you're in for a very wild and queer ride. I've never read a memoir so I really didn't know what to expect. I got a......more

Goodreads review by Emry on May 23, 2021

A beautiful book that really moved me. The lgbt+ community is so special and its presence all over the world is such a comfort to so many. Even in palaces where being queer may be illegal, there is hope and their is others. Calum does an excellent job of telling stories from his travels without maki......more

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