In Negro Soy Yo Marc D. Perry explores Cuba's hip hop movement as a window into the
racial complexities of the island's ongoing transition from revolutionary socialism toward free …

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 …

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 …

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 chapter discusses issues relevant to African-American and Black LGBT elders,
including historical influences that frame these issues, demographic and cultural contexts …

Abstract Elderly African American lesbians in rural society represent diversity across
numerous demographic characteristic and social positions that require specific responses to …

This thesis provides a critical ethnographic exploration of the lives of lesbian and bisexual
women in Cuba, through the conceptual framework of gender normativity and …