Abstract
Latin America comprises 20 countries and 14 dependent territories throughout the Western Hemisphere. It is a diverse and plural region in terms of its geography, cultures, languages, and historical experiences, with fifteenth-century colonialism as a common denominator. Two areas in which the lingering effects of coloniality seem clearly ever-present are the realms of gender and sexuality. The latter encompasses sexual fantasies, a subject of focus in this article. The examination of sexual fantasies remains a ripe area for future research, particularly throughout the Global South, where its linkages to coloniality should be explored in detail. To contribute to this larger and long-term goal, we implemented an online qualitative study designed to document the sexual fantasies of Spanish-speaking individuals living in the Latin American region. We developed a data-gathering form that included open-ended questions to document sexual fantasies. The form was available through the JotForm online platform that was linked to the study webpage entitled “A Calzón Quita’o.” We conducted a thematic analysis to identify response patterns. Three main categories emerged from: (1) spatiotemporal references, (2) multiple partners, and (3) power, control, and rough sex. We relied on perspectives linked to ongoing discussions about coloniality to analyze the thematic content in the participants' responses regarding their sexual fantasies. The findings highlight the existing tensions between the reproduction of—and resistance to—the norms associated with gender roles and their embodiment within the framework of the gender binary inherited from coloniality.
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We make use of the concept of pre-intrusion instead of pre-modern, as proposed by Segato (2010), so as not to imply that it is a world that is in a stage prior to modernity and is inevitably marching towards it.
We distinguish between duality and binarism as the latter excludes exchanges of complementarity and solidarity.
This may be attributed to several factors, including the fact that research funding and resources are often disproportionately allocated to studies conducted in the Global North, specifically predominantly English-speaking countries, and barriers (e.g., linguistics) that hinder the dissemination of research conducted in the Global South, which further perpetuates the lack of visibility and recognition. For example, many Latino journals are still not indexed in Anglo-European databases.
The research team recognizes that several languages are spoken in Latin America (e.g., Portuguese, Quechua), but chose to conduct the study in Spanish since it is the most common (422 million native speakers) and the one spoken by all researchers in our team.
The expression "a calzón quita’o” is used in some Latin American countries to refer to a situation in which someone exposes themselves or acts with great frankness, without hiding anything or without detours.
We recognize that the use of these concepts can have negative meanings in different contexts and that the literature currently uses the term transgender or trans (GLAAD, 2022), but we use them in this manner in respect for the way they were reported by participants.
The phrase como una cualquiera can have varied interpretations depending on the context. The literal translation would be “as anyone else,” but it frequently entails a derogatory connotation, suggesting promiscuity or behaving like a “whore” or a “tramp.”
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Madera, S.R., Pibernus, A.R. & Vélez, S.O. Erotic Imagination in Latin America: Reflections on Sexual Fantasies and Coloniality. Arch Sex Behav (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02870-0
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