From toads to queens
Subtitle: transvestism in a Latin American setting
By: Jacobo Schifter.
Series: Haworth gay & lesbian studies
Publisher: Harrington Park Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Transvestism -- Costa Rica -- San José; Transvestites -- Costa Rica -- San José -- Sexual behavior; Gay men -- Costa Rica -- San José -- Sexual behavior; Male prostitution -- Costa Rica -- San José; Safe sex in AIDS prevention -- Costa Rica -- San José
Description: From this book, you will gain a comprehensive analysis of Latin transvestites, how this population questions assumptions about sexual orientation and practice, and how they are affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Most importantly, From Toads to Queens documents the lives of individuals and subverts the simplistic division of people into traditional psychiatric categories, a crucial first step in devising ways to decrease the rates of HIV infection among specific populations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-152) and index.