Health, Reproduction, and Sex: Growing a Field for Latin Americanists

By Raul Necochea Latin American Sexualities, Medicine and the Body

The politicization of women’s bodies is anything but new, and to understand current manifestations, we must look to the past.

A History of Family Planning in Twentieth Century Peru

By Nicole Pacino Author Interviews, Latin American Sexualities, Medicine and the Body

López explores changes and continuities in conversations about fertility, family & nation in Peru.

Intimacy and Globalization in Post-Soviet Cuba

By Tiffany Sippial Latin American Sexualities, LGBTQ

Stout clearly established deep connections and trust with her subjects, which allowed them to share personal truths that are at once powerful and painful.

Sex, race and censorship in Cuba: Historicising the P.M. affair

By Carrie Hamilton Latin American Sexualities, Race and Ethnicity, Sexual Labour

A short experimental film has gone down in history as the catalyst for one of the early crises of the Cuban Revolution.

The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America

By Bryan Pitts Latin American Sexualities, LGBTQ

The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America a timely, pioneering contribution to the literature on non-heteronormative sexualities in Latin America.

The Queer Caribbean: Conflicting Uses of the Colonial Past

By Agnes Arnold-Forster Empire and Colonialism, Latin American Sexualities, LGBTQ

Both anti-discrimination and pro-gay activists appeal to features of a pre-colonial past.