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The articles gathered for the second issue of Sexuality, Health and Society – A Latin American Journal bring together an interesting portrait of the polyphony surrounding sexuality and gender topics in the countries of this Region.

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Pre-LASA forum

Under the title of “Sexualities, social movements and academia”, CLAM and LASA’s Sexuality Studies Section are organizing a day-long event to debate sexual politics research and interventions in Brazil. Wednesday, June 10, 10am to 6pm, at UERJ.

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Sexual behavior in the region

The article “A Life Course Approach to Patterns and Trends in Modern Latin American Sexual Behavior”, written by researchers Michel Bozon (photo), Cecilia Gayet and Jaime Barrientos, explores trends in sexual behavior in Latin America.

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Women, HIV and Human Rights

Read the document “Women, HIV and Human Rights – the crisis of criminalization,” presented by Alice Welbourn, former international chair of the lnternational Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS, at the Meeting on Women and AIDS at the House of Commons.

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To Be a Woman

The dichotomy between sex and gender and the idea that gender is a consequence of biological sex continue to be reflected upon by gender and feminist studies. In this article, researchers and activists analyze what it means to “be a woman”. Is it biology or a social construction?