El de la mujer es mucho más fuerte y más difícil de poder combatir. No siempre se le exige
al hombre el ser bello.... Entonces, la mujer por ejemplo, arrastra todo ese sentido de la …

Intervening at the nexus of queer anthropology, black resistance, and Latin American and
Caribbean culture and politics, I examine sites, modalities, and limits of “erotic subjectivity” …

The 'Special Period'in Cuba was an extended era of economic depression starting in the
early 1990s, characterized by the collapse of revolutionary values and social norms, and a …

While research on Cuba may present a story of increasing tolerance for LGBT people, this
article's gendered analysis highlights the fractured nature of the 'community', revealing …

Abstract Lundgren, S. 2011. Heterosexual Havana. Ideals and hierarchies of gender and
sexuality in contemporary Cuba.(La Habana heterosexual. Ideales y jerarquías de género y …

This essay analyzes the discursive intervention of the Cuban Underground hip-hop group,
Las Krudas CUBENSI, whose members are Black feminist activists. From 1998 to 2006, their …

This article explores the gender and sexuality of activa/pasiva women in Cuba. The
construction of activa and pasiva is very similar to other masculine/feminine female …

The Cuban revolutionary state is known for its successes in giving women greater financial
independence and more control over their reproductive capabilities. In recent years, the …

This article draws on interviews with 17 self-identified lesbian and bisexual women living in
Havana, Cuba, focusing on state support for their family relationships. It examines some of …

This article attends to the intersection of race, class, gender, sexuality, and even religious
identity as biocultural sites of struggle and transformation within the medical context of …