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Gays in Latin America

Read Javier Corrales’ article “Gays in Latin America: is the closet half empty?”, published in the magazine Foreign Policy, in February 2009. In the article, Corrales signalizes that “the region is becoming more gay-friendly”.  

Interviews

Colonial legacy

Although 66 States members of the UN condemn violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity, lots of countries still have laws against consensual sex between adults of the same sex. “These laws were left behind by colonial rulers”, researcher Rhoda Redock points out.

Interviews

“There is much to be undone”

Anthropologist Richard Parker (Columbia University) analyses Barack Obama’s victory, the long period of moral conservatism and religious extremism of George W. Bush’s administration and the moral panic around issues such as abortion and gay marriage.

Direitos e Políticas Sexuais

Política, Derechos, Violencia y Diversidad Sexual. Primera Encuesta. Santiago de Chile 2007 (2008)

Resultado de una iniciativa del CLAM en colaboración con investigadores de la Universidad Católica del Norte y activistas del Movimiento Unificado de Minorías Sexuales (MUMS).

Interviews

Silent homophobia

Read psychologist James T. Sears’ interview about LGBT youth and Education and download his latest lecture “Homophobic bullying in schools”. Sears is author of “Overcoming Heterosexism and Homophobia: Strategies that Work”, among other titles.