Sex, Power and Taboo : Gender and HIV in the Caribbean & Beyond

In the Caribbean, sexuality has never been a topic for public discussion. Previously relegated to theatrical inneuendo, musical lyrics and other popular forms of cultural expression, the HIV and AIDS pandemic have now thrown this taboo subject centrestage. The discourse on gender and sexuality is however, still being shaped and this book sets the platform for that discussion.

Proceeding from a premise that gender influences sexuality and sexual behaviour, Sex, Power and Taboo provides an interdisciplinsry approach to the exploration of how gender affects HIV risk and prevention. the paradigm of HIV and AIDS research is shifting by illuminating the influence of gender ideologies, norms and power relationships on sexuality, and the impact of gender to HIV risk andprevention within and outside of the Caribbean.