Javier Fernandez-Galeano Livres

Focusing on the resilience of Argentine and Spanish queer communities, the book explores their erotic lives and legal struggles from the 1940s to the 1980s. Despite facing state repression and sexual violence, these individuals created their own cultural spaces, both in urban and rural settings. The narrative highlights their fight for identity and rights, showcasing the intersection of sexuality and societal challenges during this transformative period.

Maricas traces the erotic lives and legal battles of Argentine and Spanish queer people, who despite state repression and sexual violence, carved out their own spaces in metropolitan and rural cultures between the 1940s and the 1980s.