The post-migration sexual citizenship of Latino gay men in Canada |
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Authors: | Barry D. Adam J. Cristian Rangel |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada;2. Ontario HIV Treatment Network, 1300 Yonge Street #600, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1X3, Canada;3. Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, 725 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2J4, Canada |
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Abstract: | The Cuéntame! study interviewed 25 Spanish-speaking gay and bisexual men in Toronto. Their migration experiences are traversed by economic rationales, security concerns and the embodied experiences of race, gender, culture and sexuality. Most express narratives of empowered opportunity in distancing themselves from restrictive sexual regimes of their place of origin, but at the same time, many migrants trade a new sense of social acceptance as gay for marginalized statuses defined by diminished social and economic capital. The social participatory rights of citizenship are particularly affected by sexuality and social class. The need and desire to establish social and sexual connections in a new environment often characterized by economic vulnerability shape experiences of social capital and citizenship rights. |
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Keywords: | citizenship migration sexuality/sexual orientation |
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