Ochy Curiel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rosa Inés Curiel Pichardo 15 March 1963 |
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Occupation(s) | academic, activist |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Known for | decolonial feminist lesbian theory |
Rosa Inés Curiel Pichardo (born 1963), better known as Ochy Curiel, is an Afro-Dominican feminist academic, singer and social anthropologist. She is known for helping to establish the Afro-Caribbean women's movement and maintaining that lesbianism is neither an identity, orientation nor sexual preference, but rather a political position. She is one of the most prominent feminist scholars in Latin America and the Caribbean.