About the Author

Javier Corrales is associate professor of political science at Amherst College. He is the author of Presidents without Parties: The Politics of Economic Reform in Argentina and Venezuela in the 1990s.

Reviews

A particularly timely and, indeed, a pioneering contribution to the rapidly expanding literature on non-heteronormative sexualities in Latin America. The volume's focus on the politics of sexual identity sets it apart from the earlier literature by U.S.-based Latin Americanist scholars, which focused on the formation of sexual identity itself. . . Noteworthy for the prominence accorded lesbians and transgendered people, a reflection of the editors' commitment to topical, regional and disciplinary inclusivity. . . The sixth section, 'Diversities Within, ' is the most path breaking. It addresses the competing goals and interests that coexist, often uncomfortably, within the LGBT movement. . . Represents a trailblazing contribution to the study of same-sex sexuality in Latin America.-- "H-Net Reviews"

Any scholar interested in a wide overview of the subject--a subject too long neglected by academics--would find much of value in this superb collection.-- "DRCLAS Review"

Finally we have a comprehensive book that bridges the gap between the academic and non-academic literature on the politics of LGBT movements in Latin America. Corrales and Pecheny's The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America is destined to become the main reference for any serious scholar interested in teaching or researching the comparative politics of human rights and sexuality in the region.-- "Ernesto Calvo, University of Houston"

This reader provides an exceptionally wide selection of articles, documenting current lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) politics in over twelve different Latin American countries. It addresses the achievements regarding LGBT rights in the region, but also the remaining challenges, attempting to shed light on why in some domains, regions, and countries there has been little progress, and investigating what the particular resistances against human rights of the LGBT communities and their social recognition are grounded in.-- "Bulletin of Latin American Research"