LGBT literature in Ecuador

Pablo Palacio, author of Un hombre muerto a puntapiés [es].

LGBT literature in Ecuador, defined as literature written by Ecuadorian authors that involves plots, themes or characters that are part of or are related to sexual diversity, had its earliest exponent in the short story Un hombre muerto a puntapiés [es], published in 1926 by Pablo Palacio, became the first Ecuadorian literary work to openly address homosexuality.[1][2]

Throughout the twentieth century, several authors reflected the religious and cultural conceptions of the time, which is why the representation of LGBT characters often had negative connotations or tragic endings, especially considering that homosexuality was decriminalized in Ecuador in 1997. A gradual change in these representations took place at the end of the 20th century and was accentuated in the early years of the 21st century,[3][4] with the first Ecuadorian novels to portray same-sex love relationships in a positive light,[5] in particular Salvo el calvario and Eses fatales, both published in 2005.[6][7]

In recent years, several Ecuadorian literary works with LGBT themes have achieved critical success and received national and international recognition, including novels such as Pequeños palacios en el pecho (2014), by Luis Borja Corral,[8] Gabriel(a) (2019), by Raúl Vallejo,[9] and some works by Mónica Ojeda.[10][11][12]

  1. ^ «La diversidad sexual es un tabú en la literatura nacional». El Telégrafo.June 19, 2014. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Accessed January 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Palacio, Pablo (2000). Obras completas. Universidad de Costa Rica Editorial. p. 401. ISBN 978-2-914273-01-5 Accessed July 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Artieda, Pedro (July 2, 2017). «Narrativa queer: los adjetivos que ‘califican’ la diversidad del deseo». La Hora. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Accessed January 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Artieda, Pedro (October 20, 2014). «S obre el agua se refresca el amor entre mujeres». El Telégrafo. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Accessed October 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Artieda, Pedro (April 30, 2014). «Con tinta roja se escribe la diversidad en la narrativa ecuatoriana». El Telégrafo. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.
  6. ^ Medina, Clara (September 8, 2005). «Manzano devela claves de su obra». El Universo. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Accessed January 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Ortega, Alicia (October 20, 2014). «Homoerotismo y memoria afectiva en dos novelas escritas por mujeres». El Telégrafo. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Accessed April 30, 2018.
  8. ^ Ortega, Alicia (February 23, 2015). «Pequeños palacios en el pecho, de Luis Borja». El Telégrafo. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Accessed January 5, 2020.
  9. ^ García, Alexander (July 1, 2019). «Raúl Vallejo aborda la otredad en ‘Gabriel(a)’». El Comercio. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Accessed on January 5, 2020.
  10. ^ Sanguino, Andrea Carretero. «Las fronteras difusas del horror y la belleza: notas sobre Nefando (2016), de Mónica Ojeda.». II Seminario de Novela Hispanoamericana del Boom a la Posmodernidad. Accessed July 30, 2021.
  11. ^ Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Pleitez Vela, Tania (2019). El dolor y el sexo más abyectos: Tratamiento de la violencia en Nefando (2016) de Mónica Ojeda. Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Accessed July 30, 2021.
  12. ^ García, Alexander (March 6, 2018). «‘Mandíbula’ es una novela que explora lo femenino-monstruoso». El Comercio. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Accessed July 29, 2021.