Through this documentation of major contributors and subjects, one can also undoubtedly observe the under-representation of scholarly literature on lesbianism in Latin America. Fortunately, the emergence of feminist (often lesbian) anthropologists and gay/lesbian liberation movements worldwide in the last two decades has advanced the growth of Latin American lesbian studies in Anthropology. In fact, these recent avenues and spaces in anthropology directly coincide with my personal research

interest. As a Spanish-speaking, lesbian, feminist anthropologist, indeed, Lesbian studies in Latin America offers extensive opportunities for original research.

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Dr. Monica L. Udvardy for her endless streams of motivation and encouragement.

For the Bibliography, see the on-line version of this article at www.uky.edu/kaleidoscope/fall2003