Out in the periphery : Latin America's gay rights revolution / Omar G. Encarnación.

"Known around the world as a bastion of machismo and Catholicism, Latin America in recent decades has emerged as the undisputed gay rights leader of the Global South. More surprising yet, nations such as Argentina have surpassed more "developed" nations like the United States and many European state...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Encarnación, Omar Guillermo, 1962- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Gay rights > Latin America.
Gay liberation movement > Latin America.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies.
Gay liberation movement.
Gay rights.
Latin America.
Physical Description:viii, 243 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Latin America through Transnational Lenses
  • Domestic Change, Foreign Influence, and Gay Rights
  • Re-inventing Latin America's Oldest Gay Rights Movement
  • Human Rights and the Argentine Gay Rights Campaign
  • Gay Rights and the Paradox of Brazil
  • Insights from the Revolution.