Cubas Gay Revolution - Normalizing Sexual Diversity Through a Health-Based Approach

This book explores the unique health-based approach that has been employed in Cuba to dramatically change attitudes and policies regarding sexual diversity since 1959.

List of contents

Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Acronyms

Introduction: A New Look at and Old Topic

Chapter 1
Red Gays: Attitudes Towards Sexual Diversity in Cuba, 1959-1989

Chapter 2
The FMC and Development of Sexual Education and Sexual Health, 1959-1989

Chapter 3
Combating Discrimination: The National Center of Sexual Education (CENESEX), 1990-2015

Chapter 4
Sexual Diversity in Contemporary Cuba, 1990-2015

Chapter 5
Cuban Healthcare: What is Different About Health in Cuba?

Conclusion: (R)evolution

Appendix A
List of Interviews

Appendix B
Statistical Analysis of Themes Examined in Sexología y Sociedad articles, 1994-2015

Time Line: Important Events in the Normalization of Sexual Diversity in Cuba

Bibliography

About the Author

About the author

By Emily J. Kirk

Summary

This book explores the unique health-based approach that has been employed in Cuba to dramatically change attitudes and policies regarding sexual diversity since 1959.

Product details

• Authors: Emily J Kirk, Emily J. Kirk
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781498557665
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5766-5
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Lexington Studies on Cuba; Lexington Studies on Cuba
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Cuba, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Gay & Lesbian studies, History of the Americas