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Amigas y Amantes makes a significant contribution to understanding the lives of 'sexually nonconforming' Latina women. Acosta compellingly reveals the life experiences of these women, the challenges they face, and the way they handle these challenges." -- Anita Garey * author of Weaving Work and Motherhood *
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Amigas y Amantes offers a thought-provoking sociological lesson about gender conformity and femininity and the fascinating ways these may shape a Latina mother’s concern about the nonconforming sex life of her daughter." -- Gloria González-López * author of Erotic Journeys: Mexican Immigrants and Their Sex Lives *
"Acosta explores the experience of Latinas who do not conform to traditional gender or cultural roles by identifying as lesbian, bisexual, or queer. A well-written, deeply engaging sociological work that discusses and promotes thought on gender conformity and femininity within the Latina culture. All academic libraries with sociology or women's studies programs absolutely must own this book. Essential."
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Amigas y Amantes offers a richly nuanced portrait of LBQ Latinas’ family lives. Acosta skillfully foregrounds the voices of her respondents to make visible the tensions and contradictions entailed in their efforts to bring together their
families of origin and choice, and, also important, to create spaces for the existence of the families they envision for themselves." * American Journal of Sociology *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. “As Long as You Wear a Dress”
2. “And Then the Father Set Me Free”
3. Doing Family from within Interracial/Interethnic Relationships
4. Parenting among Families of Choice
5. Integrating Families of Choice and Origin
6. Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Notes
References
Index
