The Criminalization of Sexual Diversity and the Beginning of the Gay Activism in Costa Rica, 1985-1989
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| Formaat: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publicatiedatum: | 2016 |
| Omschrijving: | This article examines, using journalistic discourse as a primary source for analysis, theway in which theemergenceof HIV/AIDS inCosta Ricain the mid-1980s led toa process of sexual diversity´s criminalization, specially towards gay men. Thiscriminalizationisstructured througha dynamicwhere socialabjection was materializedinto actionby the state, foundinglegitimacy in the citizenship. The persecution ofpeople who practicedoridentifiedwith anon-normative sexuality, especially in keyplaces of socialization, resulted in organization and activism. This politicizationof identitiesis a process thatcontinuesto rebuild itselfand is part of theCosta Rican sociallandscape. |
| Land: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Instelling: | Universidad Estatal a Distancia |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Taal: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/1121 |
| Online toegang: | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/rupturas/article/view/1121 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Keyword: | Sexual diversity homosexuality criminalization activism abjection Diversidad sexual homosexualidad criminalización activismo abyección |