2A. Gender & Sexuality within Afrolatinidad
11:15am-12:45pm
Afro-Latin@ women and queers are especially subject to demeaning stereotypes and discrimination. Racism, sexism, homophobia and cultural prejudice conspire to make them prey to all manner of physical and emotional violence. How do language, social conventions and ideas about femininity and masculinity contribute to our vulnerability? How do we challenge these conventions in the field of public health and in work with the incarcerated population? What educational and cultural strategies can we develop to guide efforts in these areas?
Afro-Latin@ women and queers are especially subject to demeaning stereotypes and discrimination. Racism, sexism, homophobia and cultural prejudice conspire to make them prey to all manner of physical and emotional violence. How do language, social conventions and ideas about femininity and masculinity contribute to our vulnerability? How do we challenge these conventions in the field of public health and in work with the incarcerated population? What educational and cultural strategies can we develop to guide efforts in these areas?