About PERVERSO, a Zine by Xavid
(Gay Latino Erotic Zine). This first edition of PERVERSO will be mostly of photographs of my friends that I have known for many years. As collector of Latino Erotic Art, I have always admired my/our bodies that have been covered with catholic guilt as children and objectified by the other. I don't want PERVERSO to just be about erotic gay Latino men but as a forum and space to express and explore our bodies and our stories of growing up gay by choosing photo settings that tell our collective gay history. As a collector of Gay Latino Erotic Art, I wanted to include and invite the many talented Gay Latino Erotic Artists on Instagram, Facebook, etc. It is important for me/us to capture our Gay Latino Erotic fantasies in photos, videos, print, and art. More importantly, this is an art project about creating a space for self-love -loving our bodies and our complexion under global marketing that defines what is Beautiful or the perfect body. Thus, this is not a business my only goal is to have enough support to continue to publish PERVERSO on a quarterly basis and donate to two causes close to my heart. The theme for this 1st. Edition is "Bodies and Souls: a lost paradise along the Los Angeles River of men cruising for sexual pleasure and carnal desire."
We plan on including "A Diaries section to give Latino men in Latin America a forum and save space to explore their bodies and stories". Also, for us Latinos to support our gay brothers and sisters in different cities and countries in Latin America.
I am grateful to have found another creative rebel, Yair who loves photography the lens to the hidden stories, bodies, deviants, perversion, and sexual desires. He is a good friend and a partner in this creative collective of "PERVERSO".