Disidentifying Masculinities: Queer Latinx Embodiment in Australia

Latinx men are often associated with ‘machismo’, or dominant, aggressive forms of 

masculinity. This type of masculinity is also attached to stereotypes like the ‘Latin lover’ that 

typically frame Latinx men as excess in relation to white men. The aim of this paper is to 

discuss how young queer Latinx men living in Australia negotiate, embody, and complicate 

these existing dominant and racialised discourses. Queer, feminist and critical race theories 

are used to explore how queer Latinx men negotiate and embody masculinities, sexualities,