Review: Coyote Condoms
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2014
What better way to teach about safe sex would there be than to have your characters go to a safe-sex class? In 'Coyote's Condoms' by Ty Noland, Pisces is visiting his friend, Otter, and he convinces him to attend one of these sessions. Pisces thinks it's a dumb idea until Otter reminds him that he doesn't know as much as he thinks he does about safe sex and besides, it's a great way to meet gay men. Reluctantly, Pisces goes to the session and is surprised by who else shows up.The session is taught by a Native American named Comes-Flying, just one of many things that tickled me. There's lots of Native American history and some tall tales mixed in, along with some very frank discussions about everything sexual, i.e., condoms, HIV/AIDS, gay homeless youth, and statistical information, a lot of it which focuses on Native American problems. During this dissertation, a story about the Coyote is told. Coyote is this super-sexual shape shifter with whom Pisces has a bad history and is not anxious to be close to again. However, all the other men are adversely affected by his magic in the guise of charm when he makes a guest appearance and imparts his knowledge of sexual matters. After he leaves, Pisces reminds everyone of a warning given by his mother: "Watch what the Coyote does and do the opposite." This seems to be very sound advice.This is a fast-paced, frank story with a lot of humor and wit with some very important safe-sex facts added in. For the information provided in this story, I'd recommend it not only to young gay men, but feel that everyone can benefit from it. Thanks, Ty, for the interesting tale and for participating in such a worthwhile project.This tale is part of The Real Story Safe Sex Project dedicated to using entertainment and popular culture to spread the word about HIV/AIDS and safe sex to gay and bi male teens and twentysomethings. For more information, please go to: [...].This review was originally posted at Rainbow Book Reviews.