ANTH 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Batty Boy, Nebulous
30 Nov 2017
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M a h a r a j | 1. Bajan queens, nebulous scenes: sexual diversity in barbados by david a. b. In this article, murray looks at the concept of homosexuality and transgendered euro american norms compared to those of the barbadian (bajan) culture. Caribbean depiction of gays and queens and the offensive names given to these people; Battyman, chi chi man, buller, macoume and antiman (murray, 2009) Queens have always faced discriminatory treatment however, as mentioned in the article, in barbados, no one would dare to lay a hand on a queen. The history of this homosexual community (mainly non hetero normative on a whole) has had their more than fair share of struggles beginning with the most significant event being the hiv/aids epidemic in the 1970"s. Murray manages to get an interview with the founder and president at the time of. United gays and lesbians against aids in barbados, darcy dear.
