Beneath the Equator

by Richard G. Parker

Based on long-term field research carried out over more than 15 years, Beneath the Equator examines the changing shape of male homosexuality and the emergence of diverse and vibrant gay communities in urban Brazil. Drawing on detailed ethnographic description of multiple sexual worlds organized around street cruising and impersonal sex, male prostitution, transgender performances, gay commercial markets and establishments, gay rights activism and AIDS service provision, Richard Parker examines the changing sexual identities, cultures and communities that have taken shape in Brazil in recent years. Also includes 15 maps.

Genres: LGBT, Brazil

306 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Richard Guy Parker (born 1956) is a professor of sociomedical sciences and of anthropology, arts and sciences, at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, where he received an award for teaching excellence in 2004.
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Reviews

[Shannyn Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book does a good job picking up where James Green left off in Beyond Carnival in contextualizing evolving gay subcultures within the framework of Brazil's complex economic, political and social changes in the late 20th century.