(homo)sexuality has been further reinforced through the kind of images of Latin(o)
Since colonial times, the figuration of the Latin(o) male homosexual has been highlyĮxoticized and troped in western media accounts (Shohat and Stam 1994 Ramirezīerg 2002), as they are depicted as hypermasculine figures whose raw sexuality functions as an unquestionable sign of their inner primal machismo. New Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film
