Humanitarian Intervention

"A brilliant and provocative book, admirably observant of historical detail and subtly attentive to cultural nuance. Quiroga shies away from easy generalizations and painstakingly, lovingly, reflects on a variety of Latin American and Latino queer manifestations, from literature to performance. This luminous critical exercise is matched by the author's no less dazzling prose. This book not only furthers queer studies in Latin America, it is, in itself, a beautiful performance that should not be missed."-Sylvia Molloy, Albert Schweitzer Professor of Humanities, New York University

"A vivid analysis of how many Latin Americans have crafted alternative modes of understanding sexuality." -"Hispanic American Historical Review",

"I've been waiting for this book, savoring its previews. Reading Quiroga's agile and powerful prose is itself one of the adventures offered here. His balancing act between deadly serious issues of identity and control and the fun and pride of maneuvering accentuates these spectacular accounts of lesbian and gay creativity in the dense social contexts of Latino lives."-Doris Sommer, Professor of Latin American Literature, Harvard University

"Incisive and witty, Quiroga's survey of the constructions of homosexuality in Latin America and the Latino U.S. includes brilliant readings of major literary figures--Villaurrutia, Pi-era, Cabrera--as well as pop culture icons, from La Lupe to Ricky Martin."-Daniel Balderston, Chair of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Iowa