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This paper explores the LGBTQ rights movement in Lima, Peru from 1980 to the contemporary period.... more This paper explores the LGBTQ rights movement in Lima, Peru from 1980 to the contemporary period. It uses a historically-based, ethnographic methodology to explore the LGBTQ rights movement and its mediation of transnational and domestic contexts. Particular focus is paid to the Movimiento Homosexual de Lima and the recent Union Civil Ya! campaign. It builds off existing critical scholarship examining how Latin American LGBTQ movements respond to domestic contexts and reconstruct transnational success stories. Its main claim is that although Peru’s gay rights movement initially focused on intellectually-inspired, deep-seated cultural changes toward sexuality, mainstream organizations now construct claims to legitimate citizenship through an internationalist discourse that forms part of Peru’s ongoing project of cultural and economic modernity. The research adds much needed context and insight on the formation of the Peruvian queer movement in an anti-democratic, conservative politic...
This paper explores the LGBTQ rights movement in Lima, Peru from 1980 to the contemporary period.... more This paper explores the LGBTQ rights movement in Lima, Peru from 1980 to the contemporary period. It uses a historically-based, ethnographic methodology to explore the LGBTQ rights movement and its mediation of transnational and domestic contexts. Particular focus is paid to the Movimiento Homosexual de Lima and the recent Union Civil Ya! campaign. It builds off existing critical scholarship examining how Latin American LGBTQ movements respond to domestic contexts and reconstruct transnational success stories. Its main claim is that although Peru’s gay rights movement initially focused on intellectually-inspired, deep-seated cultural changes toward sexuality, mainstream organizations now construct claims to legitimate citizenship through an internationalist discourse that forms part of Peru’s ongoing project of cultural and economic modernity. The research adds much needed context and insight on the formation of the Peruvian queer movement in an anti-democratic, conservative politic...
This paper explores the LGBT rights movement in Peru from 1980 to the contemporary period. It use... more This paper explores the LGBT rights movement in Peru from 1980 to the contemporary period. It uses a historically-based, ethnographic methodology to explore the relationship between globalization and LGBT rights. Particular focus is paid to the Movimiento Homosexual de Lima and the recent Union Civil Ya! movement. It builds off existing critical scholarship examining how Latin American LGBT movements respond to their historical and cultural conditions and develop notions of progress. The paper builds off of Judith Butler and Anne Tsing’s theories on universality and globalization as well as Peruvian Gonzalo Portocarrero’s analysis of Peruvian nationalism. Its main claim is that the Peruvian LGBT movement’s negotiations with global LGBT movements inhibits its ability to build a grassroots movement. Disciplines Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Latin American History Comments This paper was part of the 2015-2016 Penn Humanities Forum on Sex. Find out more at http://www.phf.upe...
Alternativas: Latin America Cultural Studies Journal , 2017
This article explores the queer movement in Lima, Peru, from 1980 to the present. It uses a histo... more This article explores the queer movement in Lima, Peru, from 1980 to the present. It uses a historically--based ethnographic methodology to explore queer Peruvians' mediation of transnational and domestic social movements as well as conditions. Particular focus is paid to the Movimiento Homosexual de Lima and the more recent ¡Union Civil Ya! campaign. It builds off existing critical scholarship examining how Latin American queer movements reconstruct transnational symbols of progress in domestic contexts. Its main claim is that although Peru's gay rights movement initially focused on intellectually-inspired, deep--seated cultural changes in terms of sexuality, mainstream organizations now construct claims to legitimate citizenship through an internationalist discourse that
This paper explores the LGBTQ rights movement in Lima, Peru from 1980 to the contemporary period.... more This paper explores the LGBTQ rights movement in Lima, Peru from 1980 to the contemporary period. It uses a historically-based, ethnographic methodology to explore the LGBTQ rights movement and its mediation of transnational and domestic contexts. Particular focus is paid to the Movimiento Homosexual de Lima and the recent Union Civil Ya! campaign. It builds off existing critical scholarship examining how Latin American LGBTQ movements respond to domestic contexts and reconstruct transnational success stories. Its main claim is that although Peru’s gay rights movement initially focused on intellectually-inspired, deep-seated cultural changes toward sexuality, mainstream organizations now construct claims to legitimate citizenship through an internationalist discourse that forms part of Peru’s ongoing project of cultural and economic modernity. The research adds much needed context and insight on the formation of the Peruvian queer movement in an anti-democratic, conservative politic...
This paper explores the LGBTQ rights movement in Lima, Peru from 1980 to the contemporary period.... more This paper explores the LGBTQ rights movement in Lima, Peru from 1980 to the contemporary period. It uses a historically-based, ethnographic methodology to explore the LGBTQ rights movement and its mediation of transnational and domestic contexts. Particular focus is paid to the Movimiento Homosexual de Lima and the recent Union Civil Ya! campaign. It builds off existing critical scholarship examining how Latin American LGBTQ movements respond to domestic contexts and reconstruct transnational success stories. Its main claim is that although Peru’s gay rights movement initially focused on intellectually-inspired, deep-seated cultural changes toward sexuality, mainstream organizations now construct claims to legitimate citizenship through an internationalist discourse that forms part of Peru’s ongoing project of cultural and economic modernity. The research adds much needed context and insight on the formation of the Peruvian queer movement in an anti-democratic, conservative politic...
This paper explores the LGBT rights movement in Peru from 1980 to the contemporary period. It use... more This paper explores the LGBT rights movement in Peru from 1980 to the contemporary period. It uses a historically-based, ethnographic methodology to explore the relationship between globalization and LGBT rights. Particular focus is paid to the Movimiento Homosexual de Lima and the recent Union Civil Ya! movement. It builds off existing critical scholarship examining how Latin American LGBT movements respond to their historical and cultural conditions and develop notions of progress. The paper builds off of Judith Butler and Anne Tsing’s theories on universality and globalization as well as Peruvian Gonzalo Portocarrero’s analysis of Peruvian nationalism. Its main claim is that the Peruvian LGBT movement’s negotiations with global LGBT movements inhibits its ability to build a grassroots movement. Disciplines Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Latin American History Comments This paper was part of the 2015-2016 Penn Humanities Forum on Sex. Find out more at http://www.phf.upe...
Alternativas: Latin America Cultural Studies Journal , 2017
This article explores the queer movement in Lima, Peru, from 1980 to the present. It uses a histo... more This article explores the queer movement in Lima, Peru, from 1980 to the present. It uses a historically--based ethnographic methodology to explore queer Peruvians' mediation of transnational and domestic social movements as well as conditions. Particular focus is paid to the Movimiento Homosexual de Lima and the more recent ¡Union Civil Ya! campaign. It builds off existing critical scholarship examining how Latin American queer movements reconstruct transnational symbols of progress in domestic contexts. Its main claim is that although Peru's gay rights movement initially focused on intellectually-inspired, deep--seated cultural changes in terms of sexuality, mainstream organizations now construct claims to legitimate citizenship through an internationalist discourse that