Their story: Carnival, Women, Sexuality and Sex in the Caribbean
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Their story: Carnival, Women, Sexuality and Sex in the Caribbean Shivaughn Hem-Lee-Forsyth, Cynthia Hunter PhD, Justin McNab PhD Abstract HIV and AIDS is a worldwide public health issue and the Caribbean region is included in this problem, especially during the festive Carnival period. It is the leading cause of death among males and females between the ages of 20-59 (World Health Organisation, 2014a). Women are currently contracting HIV at a disproportionate rate to men (UN Women, 2015). These trends have led Caribbean regional and local health agencies and gender associations to unite in support of reversing the HIV epidemic. The incidence of sexually transmitted diseases increases right after Carnival; and birth rates are highest nine months post Carnival on an annual basis. The paper addressed the following issues: the percept options of Carnival culture on the human psyche; the value of Carnival celebrations and its impact on the lives of professional women; whether the Carnival dress an the use of alcochol were considered conducive to increased sexual activity; whether the provactive dance movements and musical lyrics influenced sexual practices and behaviour; and lastely, whether or not professional women are considered to be at risk of STIs because of sexual practices at Carnival time. Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.15640/ijaah.v7n1a5This thesis explores the subjectivities of females practicing same-sex sexuality in Mexico City. These subjectivities are here viewed in relationship to recent economic transformations in Mexico and to ideas on gender and sexuality produced by diverse actors such as the gay and lesbian and feminist movements, government programs, the media, and the Catholic Church. While the individual subject is constructed through different dominant ideas, female same-sex sexuality in Mexico, offers an interesting case because most dominant ideas suggest that it cannot exist. Analyzing dominant ideas is, then, not sufficient to understand how subjectivities are constructed. Hegemonic ideas are pieced together to form subjectivities, but meanings on gender and sexuality are also produced by subjects that are here viewed as possessing a creative potential. Subversive ideas are not only considered reactive responses to hegemonic ideals but rather as an active shaping of life to make the everyday experience possible. The presentation of subjectivities here focuses on three main themes: Gender and sexual self-representation; love and sexuality; and, life with the family. The second part of the thesis presents three testimonies that have the potential of challenging fixed definitions of these women's identities and realities. This thesis contributes to the understanding of gender and sexuality in Mexico City from the unexplored location of female same-sex sexuality, and to the understanding of the effects on sexualities and subjectivities of the social and economic changes that have taken place in Mexico during the past decades.
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some historical context. It examines different expressions of female and male
sexuality in the region and how certain ideas of being a ‘proper man’ or
‘proper woman’ are reproduced. To understand such issues, it is important to
consider how ideas of gender and sexuality have changed, as well as how
political and historical factors have shaped understandings of gender and
sexual identities. Despite appearances, gender identities, and even sexuality,
are not fixed. Rather they reflect a myriad of different influences which affect
how an individual understands and acts upon her/his notion of gender and
sexual identity. The content and meaning of such identities vary across time,
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professional, white woman in her thirties in Buenos Aires is quite distinct from
being a poor, black woman in her fifties from north-east Brazil. It is also
important to remember that sexuality is not a descriptor merely for what one
does, but also for how one identifies: in Latin America men who have sexual
relations with men do not necessarily consider themselves gay or bisexual, as
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