Acca soror: Queer kinship, female homosociality, and the Amazon-huntress band in Latin literature.

Despite the modern association of ancient Amazons and Diana's huntresses with lesbianism, scholarly accounts of these groups as they appear in ancient Greek and Roman literature have rarely adverted to any hints of homoeroticism. This article re-examines several narratives concerning Amazons and huntresses in Latin literature (including Camilla in Vergil's Aeneid and Phaedra in Seneca's eponymous tragedy) from the perspective of queer kinship and female homosociality, demonstrating the ways in which these characters subvert traditional norms of kinship and femininity, replacing patriarchal control with female sodality, often imaged as a "sister" relationship. It suggests that, even if we do not interpret these intense homosocial bonds as erotic, we can nonetheless perceive a more radical rejection of social norms that transcends genital sexuality and merits the label of "queerness", insofar as queerness can be defined as a resistance to normativity.

Intersecting gender, ethnicity, and sexuality in Arantxa Echevarría's film Carmen & Lola (Spain, 2018).

Arantxa Echevarría's film Carmen y Lola (2018) takes a groundbreaking new approach to intersectionality and lesbian identity contextualizing a lesbian coming-of-age-story and its multicultural background and context. Owing to the colonial gaze and the outsider's perspective in the story telling, the film makes some major missteps in its representation of the Romani community in Spain. But nonetheless, the intersectional presentation is groundbreaking in terms of representation of lesbian diversity and experiences, since it portrays the lesbian subject as a triple minority: woman, lesbian, and Roma - a minority ethnic group still discriminated against in Spain. The story of two female Roma adolescents coming to terms with their mutual homoerotic desire intertwines with the marginality of their community and a conservative and homophobic environment in which lesbianism does not find a space. I argue that Echevarría's film explores the topics of minorities both in terms of ethnicity and sexual orientation. The director aims to represent this otherness as a marginalized and decentered subjectivity that intersects with other axes of discrimination. It is from this marginal position that the film explores the forms of resistance against the control of the lesbian body that women directors are carrying out in Spanish cinema.

Out of the closet? Reconstructing the personal life of pioneering sex researcher Katharine Bement Davis.

Katharine B. Davis was an important progressive-era figure, a pioneering professional, an innovative penologist, and an iconoclastic sexologist. Although scholars have long been aware of Davis's tolerant attitude toward same-sex relationships at the New York State Female Reformatory at Bedford Hills, where she was Superintendent from 1901 to 1913, and her open discussion of same-sex attraction in her study of "normal" women's sexuality, published in 1929, little has been known about Davis's personal life. Thus, it was a feminist biographer's dream come true to gain access to what Davis called her "autobiographical biography," the never-finished, never-published, story of her life. Or so I thought. As it turns out, my quest to understand Davis's personal life and how it informed her professional trajectory has been a bit more complicated.

The Direct Reproductive Cost of Same-Sex Attraction: Evidence from Two Nationally Representative U.S. Samples.

Same-sex attraction is associated with a direct reproductive cost, i.e., a reduced number of biological children. The current study aimed to assess this cost for different forms of sexual attraction (i.e., only attracted to opposite sex, mostly attracted to opposite sex, equally attracted to both sexes, mostly attracted to same-sex, only attracted to same-sex), using two large nationally representative datasets (N = 15,208) from the USA. The results indicated that same-sex attraction was associated with substantial loss in direct reproductive output. More specifically, significant differences between the different types of same-sex attraction were found: Exclusive and mostly homosexual orientation identities were associated with the highest direct reproductive cost, while mostly attracted to opposite sex orientation and bisexuality identities were associated with lower direct reproductive costs. In addition, bisexual women did not differ significantly from exclusively heterosexual women in terms of their reproductive output. The implications of these findings for the evolutionary origins of same-sex attraction are further discussed.

Shifting inclusions: Identities and spaces of political lesbianism in Montreal from 1970 to 2020.

This article addresses current tensions around identity and spatial boundaries within Montreal's lesbian and sexual diversity networks, underlining generational and linguistic questions framing identity politics. Based on phenomenological walking interviews (Kusenbach, 2003; Collie, 2013) with 21 variously identified women in Montreal, I posit the participants' situated experiences as valuable horizons of perception to understand sociocultural transformations (Lee, 2015; Weiss et al., 2019). For the purpose of this piece, I look at political lesbianism's history in Montreal from the 1970s to today through the lens of two self-identified political lesbians, exploring what it means politically for once-exclusive "lesbian-only" or "women-only" spaces to move forward in a context of shifting inclusions within lesbo-queer communities.

Sobre o amor entre mulheres: apontamentos sobre conjugalidade e sexualidade / About love between women: notes on conjugality and sexuality

O objetivo deste trabalho foi conhecer as características dos relacionamentos afetivo-sexuais entre mulheres. Trata-se de estudo descritivo de abordagem qualitativa, utilizando como instrumento entrevista com roteiro semiestruturado. Participaram cinco mulheres, com idades entre 25 e 37 anos, que estabelecem parceria afetivo-sexual com outra mulher, sob a forma de coabitação há no mínimo um ano. A análise qualitativa de inspiração fenomenológica identificou particularidades e pontos convergentes nas experiências relatadas. Os dados apontam que a trajetória de vida dessas mulheres é marcada por violências, enquanto a constituição de uma nova família é permeada por intenso afeto, companheirismo e parceria. Conhecer os relacionamentos entre mulheres é importante para a desmistificação de estigmas que ainda se atualizam sob a forma de violência contra mulheres lésbicas e bissexuais. Aponta-se que para pesquisas futuras seja interessante ampliar a faixa etária das participantes, bem como utilizar marcadores de classe e raça.

The objective of this work was to know the characteristics of affective-sexual relationships between women. This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, using a semi-structured interview as an instrument. The participants were five women, aged between 25 to 37 years, who have established an affective-sexual partnership with another woman, in the form of cohabitation for at least one year. The qualitative analysis of phenomenological inspiration identified particularities and convergent points in the reported experiences. The data indicate that the life trajectory of these women is marked by violence, while the constitution of a new family is permeated by intense affection, companionship and partnership. Knowing the relationships between women is important to demystify the stigmas that are still perpetuated in the form of violence against lesbians and bisexual women. It is pointed out that for future research it is interesting to expand the age range of the participants, as well as to use social class and race markers.

La homosexualidad en la psicología de América Latina, España y Portugal / Homosexuality in the psychology of Latin America, Spain and Portugal / A homossexualidade na psicologia da América Latina, Espanha e Portugal

El objetivo del artículo es identificar las características de la homosexualidad tal y como es construida por la ciencia psicológica de América Latina, España y Portugal. Realizamos un Análisis de Contenido y un Análisis Argumentativo de 420 artículos científicos publicados en esas regiones. Los resultados muestran que la psicología de estas regiones ha construido a) una población y sexualidad patologizadas, vulnerables y victimizadas; b) una población masculina riesgosa y sexualizada, y una población femenina invisible; c) una población parcialmente incluida en los derechos y sociocultural y generalmente excluida; d) una población y sexualidad "discapacitadas" y dolorosas y; e) la dicotomía binaria del sexo/género. Con este trabajo problematizamos la homosexualidad constituida a través de las prácticas científicas, entendiendo que éstas son capaces de crear realidades. Como discusión, planteamos que los discursos científicos pueden pasar de discursos reivindicadores de las normativas sexuales a discursos de resistencia. (AU)

The objective of the article is to identify the characteristics of homosexuality constructed by the psychological science of Latin America, Spain and Portugal. We conducted a Content Analysis and an Argumentative Analysis of 420 scientific articles published in those regions. The results show that the psychology of these regions has built a) a pathologized, vulnerable and victimized population and sexuality; b) a risky and sexualized male population, and an invisible female population; c) a population partially included in the rights but sociocultural and generally excluded; d) a "disabled" and painful population and sexuality, and; e) the binary dichotomy of sex / gender. With this work we problematize the constituted homosexuality through scientific practices, understanding that they are capable of creating realities. As a discussion, we propose that scientific discourses can go from the discourses which define the sexual norms to the discourses of resistance. (AU)

O objetivo do artigo é identificar as caraterísticas da homossexualidade tal e como é construída pela ciência psicológica da América Latina, Espanha e Portugal. Realizamos uma Análise de Conteúdo e uma Análise Argumentativo de 420 artigos científicos publicados nessas regiões. Os resultados mostram que a psicologia destas regiões construiu a) uma população e sexualidade patologizadas, vulneráveis e victimizadas; b) uma população masculina riesgosa e sexualizada, e uma população feminina invisível; c) uma população parcialmente incluída nos direitos, e sociocultural e geralmente excluída; d) uma população e sexualidade "discapacitadas" e dolorosas e; e) a dicotomia binária do sexo/gênero. Com este trabalho problematizamos a homossexualidade constituída através das práticas científicas, entendendo que estas são capazes de criar realidades. Como discussão, propomos que os discursos científicos podem passar de discursos reivindicadores dos regulamentos sexuais a discursos de resistência. (AU)

A Trajetória de Adoção de Uma Criança por um Casal de Lésbicas / The Adoption of a Child by a Lesbian Couple

RESUMO Este estudo de caso objetivou conhecer o modo de acesso à parentalidade e analisar a trajetória de adoção na perspectiva de um casal de lésbicas. A entrevista semiestruturada e o questionário foram aplicados a um casal de mulheres, e os dados foram submetidos à análise temática. Os resultados mostram o percurso da adoção marcado por dois momentos: a luta do casal para afirmar a legitimidade do desejo e direito de se tornarem mães, e a surpresa com os rumos tomados pelo processo. A guarda foi concedida desde o início como definitiva, fato incomum nos casos de adoção, mas não em situações de crianças com deficiências. As cônjuges enfrentaram preconceito e discriminação da parte de alguns profissionais e o superaram graças à obstinação, somada ao fortalecimento do enlace afetivo estabelecido com a criança fragilizada.

Abstract This case study aimed to analyze the access to parenthood and the adoption process by a lesbian couple. A semi-structured interview and a questionnaire were used with both women, and the data were subjected to thematic analysis. The findings reveal that the adoption was marked by two stages: the couple's struggle to assert the legitimacy of their desire and their right to become mothers, and the surprise at how the process unfolded. From the start, custody was awarded as a definitive decision, which is an unusual ruling in cases of adoption, but not in circumstances involving disabled children. The couple had to deal with prejudice and discrimination from professionals but were able to overcome such challenges due to their persistence and the strong bond they established with the vulnerable child.

A regressive formula of perversity: Wertham and the women of comics.

This essay serves as a close reading of psychiatrist Fredric Wertham's 1950s descriptions and critiques of female comics characters. I draw on archival sources as well as relevant texts in the study of gender and sexuality. Additionally, I integrate ideas from two of his close associates, folklorist Gershon Legman and psychiatrist Hilde Mosse, whose contributions to Seduction of the Innocent are woven-often invisibly-throughout that text. The character of Wonder Woman serves as a touchstone, but other provocative female figures that Wertham found objectionable in mid-twentieth-century comics accompany her. My goal is to illuminate Wertham's understanding of what he viewed as the "regressive formula of perversity" enacted through women's representations in comics, particularly those female characters who played active roles. Although not all of these concerns are tied to lesbian identity, they do all touch on broader notions of queerness vis-à-vis deviant sexual and gender expression.

"There is no such thing as a straight woman": Queer female representations in South Asian graphic narratives.

This essay provides a brief overview of some recent Indian and Bangladeshi comics and graphic novels, whether print-based or online, which feature queer female characters. The essay contextualizes these texts with respect to the anti-LGBTQ+ legal climate in South Asian countries, but also places them within a larger trajectory of literary representations of queer (female) love in the Indian subcontinent. The texts under examination range from print graphic novels and indie comics anthologies in India to comic strips brought out by queer activists working for LGBTQ+education and advocacy in Bangladesh. Taken together, they offer diverse portrayals of female-centric love and desire that challenge hetero-patriarchal representations of desi women.

Sexuality Within Female Same-Gender Couples: Definitions of Sex, Sexual Frequency Norms, and Factors Associated with Sexual Satisfaction.

Despite a growing number of female same-gender (FSG) relationships, couples-based research and interventions have focused primarily on mixed-gender couples. Consequently, research has applied a heteronormative lens to understanding some relationship factors, including sexuality. The current study sought to provide descriptive data regarding frequency and conceptualizations of sex across partners in FSG relationships, as well as to analyze how relationship factors are associated with sexual satisfaction in this population. Participants (N = 206) were 103 adult FSG couples who had been together for at least 2 months. Individuals provided self-report data on how they conceptualized sex, and actor-partner models were utilized to assess relationship factors associated with sexual satisfaction. Findings indicated that women in FSG relationships hold broad definitions of sex, with the majority of behaviors conceptualized as sex, including acts that involved partnered genital touching. In dyadic actor-partner models, sexual satisfaction was predicted by several factors including sexual frequency, emotional intimacy, and sexual intimacy. Unexpectedly, higher desired sexual frequency was associated with lower sexual satisfaction; however, this finding only emerged after controlling for actual sexual frequency, suggesting that discrepancies between desired and actual sex frequency may be important for FSG couples. Implications for clinical practice with FSG couples are explored, including a strength-based focus on broad conceptualizations of sex within this population and targeting relationship factors associated with sexual satisfaction.

O Luto Velado: A Experiência de Viúvas Lésbicas em uma Perspectiva Fenomen ológico-Existencial / El Duelo Velado: La Experiencia de las Viudas Lesbianas en una Perspectiva Fenomenológica-Existencial / Veiled Bereavement: The Experience of Lesbian Widows from an Existential-Phenomenological Perspective

Resumo O presente trabalho buscou compreender as vivências de viúvas lésbicas desde uma perspectiva fenomenológico-existencial. Foram realizadas duas entrevistas fenomenológicas abertas, com a seguinte pergunta disparadora: "Como foi para você perder a sua esposa?". As entrevistas foram analisadas de acordo com o método fenomenológico de Giorgi. Os dados foram agrupados nas seguintes constituintes essenciais que descrevem a estrutura da vivência da viuvez feminina homossexual: Discriminação, Perda de sentido do mundo-da-vida, Solidão, Mudanças no humor e na saúde, Reestruturando a rotina, Alterações no projeto de vida afetiva, Falta de reconhecimento do ser-casal. In visibilidade do sofrimento, Silenciamento, Limitação da expressão da dor, Suporte da rede de apoio, Rejeitada ou acolhida pelas famílias, Necessidade de buscar seus direitos e Necessidade de autorrespeito e autorreconhecimento como lésbica. Os resultados evidenciam indicativos de sofrimento mental na viuvez lésbica, haja vista o não reconhecimento social e a deslegitimação do afeto e da perda entre estes casais. Conclui-se que redes de apoio fortes e estruturadas e espaços de acolhimento estruturados são fundamentais para a ressignificação da experiência de luto e a minimização de seu sofrimento.

Resumen Este estudio trata de comprender las experiencias de las viudas lesbianas desde una perspectiva existencial-fenomenológica. Dos entrevistas fenomenológicas abiertas se llevaron a cabo con la siguiente pregunta desencadenante: "¿Cómo fue para usted la pérdida de su esposa?". Se analizaran las entrevistas de acuerdo con el método fenomenológico de Giorgi. Los datos se agrupan en los siguientes componentes esenciales que describen la estructura de la experiencia de la viudez femenina homosexual: Discriminación, Pérdida del sentido del mundo de la vida, Soledad, Cambios de estado de ánimo y de la salud, Cambios en la rutina, Cambios en el proyecto de vida afectiva, Ausencia de reconocimiento de ser-pareja. In visibilidad del sufrimiento, Silenciamiento, Limitación de la expresión del dolor, Soporte de la red de apoyo, Rechazada o aceptada por las familias, Necesidad de hacerse oír por sus derechos y Necesidad de auto-respeto y auto-reconocimiento como lesbiana. Los resultados indican sufrimiento mental en la viudez homosexual, frente a su no reconocimiento social y a la deslegitimación del afecto y de la pérdida entre estas parejas. En conclusión, una red de apoyo fuerte y espacios de cuidado estructurados son fundamentales para nuevos sentidos del duelo y para la reducción de su sufrimiento.

Abstract The present study aim understand the experiences of lesbians widows according to an existential-phenomenological perspective. Two phenomenological open-end interviews were conducted with the following starter question: "How was it for you to lose your wife?". The interviews were analyzed according to the Giorgi's phenomenological method. Data were grouped into the following essential constituents which describe the structure of the homosexual female widowhood experience: Discrimination, Loss of life-world's meaning, Solitude, Changes in mood and health, Restructuring routine, Changes in affective life's project, Lack of recognition of being a couple, Suffering invisibility, Being silenced, Limitation of pain's expression, Support network, Rejected or accepted by the families, Need to look for their rights and Need for self-respect and self-recognition as lesbian. The results indicate mental suffering in homosexual widowhood due to the lack of social recognition and lack of legitimacy of lesbian couples' affection and loss. We conclude that a structured support network and structured health care are essential to minimize suffering in lesbian widowhood and to construct new meanings in bereavement.

Iniciación sexual en mujeres con prácticas homoeróticas en el eje cafetero colombiano / Iniciação sexual em mulheres com práticas homoeróticas na região cafeeira da Colômbia / Sexual initiation in women with homoerotic practices in the Colombian coffee triangle

Resumen: Objetivo Comprender la iniciación sexual en mujeres con prácticas homoeróticas en cuatro ciudades del Eje Cafetero Colombiano. Métodos . Una encuesta biográfica fue aplicada en 2012 a 308 mujeres haciendo uso de las técnicas de RDS (Respondent Driven Sampling) y bola de nieve. Resultados . El 83,7% de las mujeres manifestó sentir atracción por otra mujer antes de los 18 años; un 67.5% había tenido en su curso biográfico relaciones sexuales con hombres y con mujeres. Las mujeres mayores de 40 años tardaron más tiempo en reconocer su atracción homoerótica y presentan altos porcentajes de iniciación heterosexual (79,6%), previa a la homosexual. Conclusiones. El debut sexual entre mujeres presenta diferencias entre cohortes, notándose una aceleración del evento entre las jóvenes y una cada vez mayor iniciación sexual con personas del mismo sexo. Los hallazgos confirman que en la construcción del deseo se imbrican, de manera problemática, la homosexualidad y la heterosexualidad.

Resumo: O objetivo do estudo foi compreender a iniciação sexual em mulheres com práticas sexuais homoeróticas em quatro cidades na região cafeeira da Colômbia. Foi aplicado um levantamento biográfico, em 2012, a 308 mulheres usando técnicas RDS (Respondent Driven Sampling) e bola de neve. Para a análise das informações foram definidos coortes de nascimentos. 83,7% das mulheres relataram se sentirem atraídas por outra mulher antes dos 18 anos, 67,5% tiveram sexo com homens e mulheres no seu curso biográfico. Mulheres com mais de 40 anos de idade levaram mais tempo para reconhecer a sua atração homossexual e têm altas taxas de iniciação heterossexual (79,6%), pré-homossexual. Os resultados indicam que a iniciação sexual entre as mulheres apresenta diferenças entre coortes, observando-se uma aceleração do evento entre jovens e um crescimento na iniciação sexual com pessoas do mesmo sexo. Os resultados confirmam que na construção do desejo se sobrepõem problematicamente homossexualidade e heterossexualidade.

Abstract: Objective . The aim of the study was to understand sexual initiation in women who have sex with women in four cities of the Colombian Coffee triangle. Methods . A biographical survey was applied in 2012 to 308 women using the RDS (Respondent Driven Sampling) and snowball techniques. For information analysis birth cohorts were defined. Results . 83.7% of women said they felt attracted to another woman before the age of 18; 67.5% had had sex with men and women in their biographical course. Women over age 40 took longer to recognize their homosexual attraction and have high rates of heterosexual initiation (79.6%), before homosexual practices. Conclusions . The results indicate that sexual initiation among women are differences between cohorts, with a notable acceleration of the event among young people and a growing sexual initiation with people of the same sex. The findings confirm that the fields of homosexuality and heterosexuality overlap problematically in the construction of desire.

Pathways to Hazardous Drinking Among Racially and Socioeconomically Diverse Lesbian Women: Sexual Minority Stress, Rumination, Social Isolation, and Drinking to Cope.

Lesbian women engage in more hazardous drinking than heterosexual women yet we know relatively little about what explains this disparity. In the present study, race, socioeconomic status, minority stress, general psychological processes and distress were examined as pathways to hazardous drinking among young (18-35 years) Black and non-Hispanic White lesbian women. We used the psychological mediation framework adaptation of minority stress theory and the reserve capacity model as theoretical underpinnings of the conceptual model in the current study. Self-identified lesbian participants (N= 867) completed a one-time online survey that assessed race, socioeconomic status, perceived sexual minority discrimination, proximal minority stress (concealment, internalized homophobia, lack of connection to lesbian community), rumination, social isolation, psychological distress, drinking to cope, and hazardous drinking. Cross-sectional results demonstrated that being Black was associated with hazardous drinking via sequential mediators of rumination, psychological distress, and drinking to cope. Socioeconomic status was associated with hazardous drinking via sequential mediators of sexual minority discrimination, proximal minority stress, rumination, social isolation, psychological distress, and drinking to cope. Understanding these pathways can aid researchers and clinicians studying and working with lesbians who are at risk for hazardous drinking.

The inquisitorial trial of a cross-dressing lesbian: reactions and responses to female homosexuality in 18th-century portugal.

This article analyzes the inquisitorial trial of Maria Duran, a Catalan novice in the Dominican convent of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso in Portugal. Maria Duran was arrested by the Inquisition in 1741 and, after a lengthy trial, condemned in 1744 to a public lashing and exile. She was suspected of having made a pact with the Devil and was accused by many female witnesses of possessing a "secret penis" that she had allegedly used in her amorous relations with fellow nuns and novices. Her voluminous trial dossier offers a rare and fascinating documentary insight into the often extreme reactions that female homosexuality provoked from both men and women in early modern Portugal. Using the evidence offered by the 18th-century trial of Maria Duran, this article highlights female bewilderment when faced with female-on-female sexual violence and the difficulty that men (in this case, churchmen) had coming to terms with the existence of female homosexuality. It also discusses the case in light of the acts/identity debate among historians of the history of sexuality.

Saúde e população LGBT: demandas e especificidades em questão / Health and LGBT community: needs and specificities under discussion / Salud y población LGBT: demandas y especificidades en cuestión

A população LGBT - lésbicas, gays, bissexuais e transgêneros - é vulnerável quanto ao atendimento de seus direitos humanos, incluindo o acesso aos serviços públicos de saúde. A partir da eminente necessidade de formação dos agentes da saúde no tema LGBT, assim como da elaboração de ações voltadas para as demandas específicas dessa população, é nossa intenção contribuir para a reflexão sobre alguns dos fatores que podem interferir de maneira substancial no processo de saúde da população LGBT. Aprofundamo-nos sobre algumas das questões próprias a cada segmento, sublinhando a importância da atenção dos profissionais da saúde frente às reações em cadeia que implicam o processo de vulnerabilidade e que conduzem ao adoecimento dessa população.(AU)

The LGBT community - lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders - is vulnerable to achieve the fulfillment of their human rights including the access to public health. Assuming the imminent need for the formation of health workers in LGBT theme, as well as for the development of actions to respond to the specific demands of this population, it is our intention to contribute to the reflection on some of the factors that may interfere substantially in the LGBT process of health. We discuss some of the specific issues to each segment, highlighting the importance of attention of health professionals about the chain reactions that involve the process of vulnerability and that lead to illness in this population.(AU)

La población LGBT - lésbicas, gays, bisexuales y transexuales - es vulnerable en relación al atendimiento de sus derechos humanos, incluyendo el acceso a los servicios públicos de salud. A partir de la eminente necesidad de formación de los agentes de la salud en el tema LGBT, así como de la elaboración de acciones destinadas para las demandas específicas de esa población, es nuestra intención contribuir para la reflexión sobre algunos de los factores que pueden interferir de manera substancial en el proceso de salud de la población LGBT. Profundizamos sobre algunas de las cuestiones propias a cada segmento, subrayando la importancia de la atención de los profesionales de la salud frente a las reacciones en cadena que implican el proceso de vulnerabilidad y que conducen a que esa población enferme.(AU)

Saúde e população LGBT: demandas e especificidades em questão / Health and LGBT community: needs and specificities under discussion / Salud y población LGBT: demandas y especificidades en cuestión

A população LGBT - lésbicas, gays, bissexuais e transgêneros - é vulnerável quanto ao atendimento de seus direitos humanos, incluindo o acesso aos serviços públicos de saúde. A partir da eminente necessidade de formação dos agentes da saúde no tema LGBT, assim como da elaboração de ações voltadas para as demandas específicas dessa população, é nossa intenção contribuir para a reflexão sobre alguns dos fatores que podem interferir de maneira substancial no processo de saúde da população LGBT. Aprofundamo-nos sobre algumas das questões próprias a cada segmento, sublinhando a importância da atenção dos profissionais da saúde frente às reações em cadeia que implicam o processo de vulnerabilidade e que conduzem ao adoecimento dessa população...

The LGBT community - lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders - is vulnerable to achieve the fulfillment of their human rights including the access to public health. Assuming the imminent need for the formation of health workers in LGBT theme, as well as for the development of actions to respond to the specific demands of this population, it is our intention to contribute to the reflection on some of the factors that may interfere substantially in the LGBT process of health. We discuss some of the specific issues to each segment, highlighting the importance of attention of health professionals about the chain reactions that involve the process of vulnerability and that lead to illness in this population...

La población LGBT - lésbicas, gays, bisexuales y transexuales - es vulnerable en relación al atendimiento de sus derechos humanos, incluyendo el acceso a los servicios públicos de salud. A partir de la eminente necesidad de formación de los agentes de la salud en el tema LGBT, así como de la elaboración de acciones destinadas para las demandas específicas de esa población, es nuestra intención contribuir para la reflexión sobre algunos de los factores que pueden interferir de manera substancial en el proceso de salud de la población LGBT. Profundizamos sobre algunas de las cuestiones propias a cada segmento, subrayando la importancia de la atención de los profesionales de la salud frente a las reacciones en cadena que implican el proceso de vulnerabilidad y que conducen a que esa población enferme...

What Accounts for Heterosexual Women's Negative Emotional Responses to Lesbians?: Examination of Traditional Gender Role Beliefs and Sexual Prejudice.

This study examined a pathway to heterosexual women's experience of anger and anxiety in response to lesbian interactions. Participants were 149 18-30 year old heterosexual female undergraduates (56% African American) from a southeastern United States university. Participants completed measures of female gender role beliefs, sexual prejudice, and state affect, viewed a video depicting relationship behavior between a female-female or male-female dyad, and again completed a measure of state affect. Results indicated that traditional beliefs about women were associated with higher levels of sexual prejudice toward lesbians. In turn, higher levels of sexual prejudice predicted increased anger (not anxiety) in response to the female-female, but not the male-female, dyad. Findings elucidate determinants of heterosexual women's anger, and potentially aggression, toward lesbians.

Lesbianism and Caricature in Griselda Gambaro's Lo impenetrable.

ABSTRACT This article explores the work of novelist Griselda Gambaro as a lesbian discourse that counters the prevailing patriarchal discourse of the Latin American dictatorships. Gambaro's work is placed in the context of other Latin American "lesbian" texts that also challenge the political status quo by providing deviant models of female sexuality.

Frances Mary hodgkins.

SUMMARY Frances Hodgkins was one of a number of expatriate New Zealanders during the early twentieth century who lived in Britain or Europe, where it was easier to find supportive friendship circles for their lives as artists or as people attracted to their own sex. In this article, I explore the primacy of women in Hodgkins' life and read this as lesbian and argue that many of these relationships were sexual, from the evidence of her letters, which suggest that she moved in lesbian worlds of work and friendship. I also discuss the financial and emotional support given by her male homosexual as well as her lesbian friends who made her life as an artist possible.