Latin American and Carribean Feminist Encuentros

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  • Migdelia Reyes Associate Professor, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Abstract

The Latin American and aribbean Feminist Encuentros have played a catalytic role in making the needs and requirements of Latina lesbians visible and in strengthening Latin America's feminist movement. They are also part of the few organized efforts that enable Latinas from both Latin America and the USA to come together to share experiences. However, it is my observation that conflict based on lesbophobia and heterosexism, and ethnic, race, and class differences, has created a rift between alliances of women of Latin- America and Latinas from the USA. In my judgment this rift serves to disempower both the feminist and lesbian movements in Latin America. This article addresses the socio-political conditions under which Latina women from the USA and from Latin America live. Understanding the differences may offer opportunities for greater understanding so that conflict may be transformed into empowerment.Copyright of Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping is theproperty of Cleveland State University and its content may not be copied oremailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyrightholder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, oremail articles for individual use.

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Migdelia Reyes, Associate Professor, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

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Reyes, M. (2014). Latin American and Carribean Feminist Encuentros. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 4(3), 44–49. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/566

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