Memories of the repressions from the revolutionary government against homosexuals in Cuba: a study of the testimonies from former UMAP inmates (2007-2019)
In the 1960s the Military Units to Aid Production (UMAPs) were held in Cuba. Officially, these units were centers for agricultural labor whose goal was to recruit youngsters who were not considered suited for military service. However, during the period in which these units were taking place, there...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade de Brasília (UnB) |
| Repository: | Em Tempo de Histórias (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/35321 |
| Online Access: | https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/emtempos/article/view/35321 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Revolução Cubana. UMAPs. Repressão. Cuban Revolution. UMAPs. Repression. |
| Summary: | In the 1960s the Military Units to Aid Production (UMAPs) were held in Cuba. Officially, these units were centers for agricultural labor whose goal was to recruit youngsters who were not considered suited for military service. However, during the period in which these units were taking place, there were accusations that the UMAPs were working as prisons for the sexually diverted, religious groups, hippies, and political prisoners. In this sense, this paper analyzes testimonies from former UMAP inmates, from the period between 2007 and 2019, about the experiences of homosexuals who were imprisoned in UMAPs and suffered repression by the revolutionary government. For that, opinion articles and news publicized in Cuban dissidents’ blogs and online newspapers, with emphasis on the subaltern memories and its ways for emersion amidst the power disputes. |
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