Machos, maricones, and gays : Cuba and homosexuality / Ian Lumsden.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, ©1996.Description: xxvii, 263 pages : black and white photos ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1566393701 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 156639371X (paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.76/6/097291 20
LOC classification:
  • HQ 75.6 .C9 L85 1996
Online resources:
Contents:
One : An introduction to contemporary Cuba -- Two : Machismo and homosexuality before the revolution -- Three : Institutionalized homophobia -- Four : Homosexuality and the law -- Five : Homosexuality and sexual education in the 1980s -- Six : The erosion of traditional machismo -- Seven : Gay life in Havana today -- Eight : The impact of AIDS -- Nine : An imperfect revolution in an imperfect world.
Appendix A : Cuban sexual values and African religious beliefs -- Appendix B : El pecado original -- Appendix C : Manifesto of the gay and lesbian association of Cuba.
Summary: "Since the Cuban revolution in 1959, male homosexuality has been a controversial aspect of Cuban society. In this strikingly honest and accurate portrayal of homosexual life, Ian Lumsden explores the treatment of male homosexuality under Castro within the framework of prerevolution prejudices and preconceptions. His remarkable first-hand report links the cultural history and current erosion of traditional 'machismo,' the correlation between traditional women's roles and the relationships between gay men, and homosexuality as defined by the law and as presented in typical sexual education. From the international controversy over state-imposed sanatoriums for HIV/AIDS patients to the underground gay social scene to the issues affecting gay life and family ties, Lumsden explores the differences between being publicly gay and being privately gay in Cuba." - From the book jacket.Content advice: This resource contains slurs against gay men in Spanish. Content advice: This resource contains descriptions of rape and sexual assault.Content advice: This resource contains descriptions of institutional and cultural instances of homophobia.
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This resource includes black and white photos of gay Cuban couples, police officers checking identity cards of people of color and gay men in the street, scenes from the gay nightlife and parties in Cuba, a Cuban transvestite and activist, and scenes from an AIDS sanatorium in Cuba.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-254) and index.

One : An introduction to contemporary Cuba -- Two : Machismo and homosexuality before the revolution -- Three : Institutionalized homophobia -- Four : Homosexuality and the law -- Five : Homosexuality and sexual education in the 1980s -- Six : The erosion of traditional machismo -- Seven : Gay life in Havana today -- Eight : The impact of AIDS -- Nine : An imperfect revolution in an imperfect world.

Appendix A : Cuban sexual values and African religious beliefs -- Appendix B : El pecado original -- Appendix C : Manifesto of the gay and lesbian association of Cuba.

"Since the Cuban revolution in 1959, male homosexuality has been a controversial aspect of Cuban society. In this strikingly honest and accurate portrayal of homosexual life, Ian Lumsden explores the treatment of male homosexuality under Castro within the framework of prerevolution prejudices and preconceptions. His remarkable first-hand report links the cultural history and current erosion of traditional 'machismo,' the correlation between traditional women's roles and the relationships between gay men, and homosexuality as defined by the law and as presented in typical sexual education. From the international controversy over state-imposed sanatoriums for HIV/AIDS patients to the underground gay social scene to the issues affecting gay life and family ties, Lumsden explores the differences between being publicly gay and being privately gay in Cuba." - From the book jacket.

This resource contains slurs against gay men in Spanish.

This resource contains descriptions of rape and sexual assault.

This resource contains descriptions of institutional and cultural instances of homophobia.

Gift of Karen Wald.

This resource features a poem translated from Spanish and several Spanish phrases throughout.

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