Machos Maricones & Gays: Cuba and Homosexuality - Softcover

Lumsden, Ian

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9781566393713: Machos Maricones & Gays: Cuba and Homosexuality
Softcover
ISBN 10: 156639371X ISBN 13: 9781566393713
Publisher: Temple University Press, 1996

Synopsis

Presents an account of gays in Cuba. This book links the treatment of male homosexuality under Castro with prejudices and preconceptions prevalent in Cuban society before the Revolution. It locates the issues surrounding homosexual identity within the broad context of Cuban culture, history, and social policy.

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About the Author

Ian Lumsden is associate professor of political science at Atkinson College, York University, is the author of Homosexuality, Society, and the State in Mexico.

From the Back Cover

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 Inside Flap

"[This book] is sure to upset both sides of the Cuban Question, which speaks well for the author's thoroughness and his open-mindedness...adding to [its] value as a resource on gay Cuban life is a comprehensive bibliography, an essay on santeria by Tomas Fernandez Robaina, and the 'Manifesto of Gay and Lesbian Association of Cuba.'"
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Publisher
Temple University Press
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
156639371X
ISBN 13 
9781566393713
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
263
Rating
  • 3.78 out of 5 stars
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