Beneath the Equator: Cultures of Desire, Male Homosexuality, and Emerging Gay Communities in Brazil

by Richard G. Parker

Book Overview

Based on long-term field research carried out over more than 15 years, Beneath the Equator examines the changing shape of male homosexuality and the emergence of diverse and vibrant gay communities in urban Brazil. Drawing on detailed ethnographic description of multiple sexual worlds organized around street cruising and impersonal sex, male prostitution, transgender performances, gay commercial markets and establishments, gay rights activism and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415916208
• ISBN13: 9780415916202
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"