Infamous Desire: Male Homosexuality in Colonial Latin America

Infamous Desire: Male Homosexuality in Colonial Latin America
ISBN-10
0226757021
ISBN-13
9780226757025
Category
History
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Author
Pete Sigal

Description

What did it mean to be a man in colonial Latin America? More specifically, what did indigenous and Iberian groups think of men who had sexual relations with other men? Providing comprehensive analyses of how male homosexualities were represented in areas under Portuguese and Spanish control, Infamous Desire is the first book-length attempt to answer such questions. In a study that will be indispensable for anyone studying sexuality and gender in colonial Latin America, an esteemed group of contributors view sodomy through the lens of desire and power, relating male homosexual behavior to broader gender systems that defined masculinity and femininity.

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