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Voicing Vulnerable Bodies Living on the Edges
The Autoethnography of a Transnational Mariposa
Series: - Queer Studies in Education, Volume: 3
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Panama has been considered one of the most developed countries in Latin America. With high skylines and a modern metro system, this Central American country hides a true reality when we explore it in a deeper level. Like many other marginalized groups, LGBT communities in Panama have been invisible and ignored by the State. Incidents related to homophobia, transphobia, and hate crime have been taken for granted for many years. Instead, LGBT individuals have been blamed for behaving against social and sometimes religious norms. This book answers the researcherâs questions: (1) How can I use my transnational mariposa consciousness to document my lived experiences as a maricón in Panama? (2) What does it mean to be a gay man in Panama nowadays? (3) How do trans womenâs experiences with a hostile society shape their everyday existence?
Juan A. RÃos Vega, Ph.D., Bradley University, is Associate Professor in the Department of Education, Counseling, and Leadership. He has published books, book chapters, and peer reviewed journals on K-16 Latinx education studies within the United States. Also, he has published extensively in Spanish on LGBTQ issues in Panama.
About the Author
1 Living on the Edges in Panama
â1 Origins
â2 Method
â3 Summary
â4 Overview of the Chapters
2 Being Born Different
â1 Childhood
â2 School Bullying
â3 Acceptance
3 Having (Lack of) Support
â1 Parents
â2 Leaving Home
â3 Mental Health Issues
4 Unpacking Homophobia
â1 Internalized
â2 Externalized
â3 Social Media
5 Facing Social Challenges
â1 Families, Friends, and Jobs
â2 Self-Discrimination
â3 Double Standards
â4 Church and Politics
â5 HIV/AIDS
â6 Hate Crimes
6 What about Trans Women?
â1 The Girl Inside
â2 Out of the Closet
â3 Support and Rejection
â4 Being Transvestite and Transsexual
â5 We Are Trans Women
7 A Hopeful Transnational Mariposa
â1 Vulnerable Bodies
â2 Gay Men Stereotypes
â3 Trans Women s Journey
â4 Maric n Phobia
â5 LGBT Rights Are Human Rights
Appendix A: Notes on Methods
â1 From Colonialism to 21st Century Homosexuality in Panama: A Literature Review
â2 U.S. Imperialism
â3 Militarism
â4 21st Century
â5 Methodology
â6 Autoethnography
â7 Ethical Concerns
References
1 Living on the Edges in Panama
â1 Origins
â2 Method
â3 Summary
â4 Overview of the Chapters
2 Being Born Different
â1 Childhood
â2 School Bullying
â3 Acceptance
3 Having (Lack of) Support
â1 Parents
â2 Leaving Home
â3 Mental Health Issues
4 Unpacking Homophobia
â1 Internalized
â2 Externalized
â3 Social Media
5 Facing Social Challenges
â1 Families, Friends, and Jobs
â2 Self-Discrimination
â3 Double Standards
â4 Church and Politics
â5 HIV/AIDS
â6 Hate Crimes
6 What about Trans Women?
â1 The Girl Inside
â2 Out of the Closet
â3 Support and Rejection
â4 Being Transvestite and Transsexual
â5 We Are Trans Women
7 A Hopeful Transnational Mariposa
â1 Vulnerable Bodies
â2 Gay Men Stereotypes
â3 Trans Women s Journey
â4 Maric n Phobia
â5 LGBT Rights Are Human Rights
Appendix A: Notes on Methods
â1 From Colonialism to 21st Century Homosexuality in Panama: A Literature Review
â2 U.S. Imperialism
â3 Militarism
â4 21st Century
â5 Methodology
â6 Autoethnography
â7 Ethical Concerns
References
This book represents an excellent resource for graduate and undergraduate students in education, sociology, social studies. At an international level, this book is a perfect asset for researchers and scholars interested in learning about the experiences of LGBT individuals in a Latin American country.