This collaboration between the Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, and the Master's in Feminist and Gender Studies of the University of the Basque Country is the first English monograph on LGBTQI+ issues in relation to the Basque case. It addresses the existing void surrounding historical, legal, and political issues concerning this important topic, but it also tackles social and cultural aspects as well as problems and challenges of the LGBTQI+ collective in the Basque Country today. This book explores legislative issues, the mission of social movements and of their followers, and a historical perspective on lesbianism and homosexuality in the European context. Additionally, an attempt to understand bodies beyond binary categories has been made, and an examination of the cultural expressions through literary analysis. It is a snapshot, combining the perspectives of the academic researchers and the actual activists. It is, in essence, an invitation to continue to discuss, research, and write about matters concerning LGBTQI+.
Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii
1. The Struggle for LGBTQI+ Rights at the International Level by Xabier Irujo
2. The Legal Configuration of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Legislation of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country by Andrea Bertomeu Navarro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3. Queer Discourses And Practices In The Basque Feminist Movement by María Ruiz Torrado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4. Fast, Slow, and Still Waters: An Overview of LGBTQI+ Politics in the Southern Basque Country by Jokin Azpiazu Carballo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5. Intersexualities: Understanding Bodies Beyond Binary Categories from a Biographical Perspective by María Gómez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6. Lesbianism and the Political Subject of the Feminist Movement in the Basque Country (1977–1994) by Maialen Aranguren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
7. Tensions Between Body and Soul: Homosexuality(s) in the Basque Country During the First Francoism by Abel Díaz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
8. LGBTQI+ Lives in Basque Contemporary Novels by Ibon Egaña Etxeberria. . . 139, Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
About the Authors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
