Out in the Periphery: Latin America's Gay Rights Revolution

by Omar G Encarnacion, Omar G. Encarnaciaon, Omar Guillermo Encarnación

Book Overview

Known around the world as a bastion of Catholicism and machismo, Latin America has emerged in recent years as the undisputed gay rights leader of the Global South. Even more surprising is that several Latin American nations have surpassed many developed nations, including the United States, in legislating equality for the LGBT community. So how did this dramatic and unexpected expansion of gay rights come about? And why are Latin American nations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199356653
• ISBN13: 9780199356652
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"