Karen Kampwirth is the Robert W. Murphy Professor of Political Science at Knox College. She is the author or editor of five books on Latin American politics.

"This book is a treasure trove of new material to be appreciated for the more complete picture it offers of LGBTQ history in this small yet consequential Central American nation."— Florence E. Babb, The Middle Ground Journal "This comprehensive English-language review of LGBTQ movements in Nicaragua is a welcome addition to the expanding cross-cultural scholarship on the politics of sex and gender diversity."—CHOICE Connect, M. Morrissey, emerita, University of Toledo "Ultimately, Kampwirth weaves together the words and stories of LGBTQ people into a broad narrative of LGBTQ experience in late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century Nicaragua. She highlights the role of international travel and solidarity in shaping LGBTQ people and their relations with the revolution, while consistently providing the much-needed perspective of Nicaraguan LGBTQ peoples."—Sydney Marshall, Humanities and Social Sciences Online

Karen Kampwirth is the Robert W. Murphy Professor of Political Science at Knox College. She is the author or editor of five books on Latin American politics.

"This book is a treasure trove of new material to be appreciated for the more complete picture it offers of LGBTQ history in this small yet consequential Central American nation."— Florence E. Babb, The Middle Ground Journal "This comprehensive English-language review of LGBTQ movements in Nicaragua is a welcome addition to the expanding cross-cultural scholarship on the politics of sex and gender diversity."—CHOICE Connect, M. Morrissey, emerita, University of Toledo "Ultimately, Kampwirth weaves together the words and stories of LGBTQ people into a broad narrative of LGBTQ experience in late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century Nicaragua. She highlights the role of international travel and solidarity in shaping LGBTQ people and their relations with the revolution, while consistently providing the much-needed perspective of Nicaraguan LGBTQ peoples."—Sydney Marshall, Humanities and Social Sciences Online

Karen Kampwirth is the Robert W. Murphy Professor of Political Science at Knox College. She is the author or editor of five books on Latin American politics.

"This book is a treasure trove of new material to be appreciated for the more complete picture it offers of LGBTQ history in this small yet consequential Central American nation."— Florence E. Babb, The Middle Ground Journal "This comprehensive English-language review of LGBTQ movements in Nicaragua is a welcome addition to the expanding cross-cultural scholarship on the politics of sex and gender diversity."—CHOICE Connect, M. Morrissey, emerita, University of Toledo "Ultimately, Kampwirth weaves together the words and stories of LGBTQ people into a broad narrative of LGBTQ experience in late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century Nicaragua. She highlights the role of international travel and solidarity in shaping LGBTQ people and their relations with the revolution, while consistently providing the much-needed perspective of Nicaraguan LGBTQ peoples."—Sydney Marshall, Humanities and Social Sciences Online