Machos, maricones, and gays : Cuba and homosexuality /
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 pre...
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Philadelphia, PA :
Temple University Press,
1996.
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. An Introduction to Contemporary Cuba; 2. Machismo and Homosexuality before the Revolution; 3. Institutionalized Homophobia; 4. Homosexuality and the Law; 5. Homosexuality and Sexual Education in the 1980s; 6. The Erosion of Traditional Machismo; 7. Gay Life in Havana Today; 8. The Impact of AIDS; 9. An Imperfect Revolution in an Imperfect World; Appendix A: Cuban Sexual Values and African Religious Beliefs, by Tomás Fernández Robaina; Appendix B: El Pecado Original, by Pablo Milanés; Appendix C: Manifesto of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Cuba.