Reviews several books: "Women's Activism in Latin America and the Caribbean: Engendering Social Justice, Democratizing Citizenship" edited by Elizabeth Maier and Nathalie Lebon, "Making Transnational Feminism: Rural Women, NGO Activists, and Northern Donors in Brazil" by Millie Thayer, and "Developing Partnerships: Gender, Sexuality, and the Reformed World Bank" by Kate Bedford.
An essay on medical tourism, or travel with the intention of obtaining health services abroad, in the Caribbean. An overview of the economic impacts of medical tourism on several Caribbean countries, including Cuba, Jamaica, and Barbados, is presented.
On the roles of gender, migration, and sexuality in the concept of sexiles, or people who are geographically displaced because of their sexuality, in the Carribean. Analyzes the short story "La Cautiva" by Pedro Juan Soto, the novel "I Am a Martinician Woman" by Mayotte Capécia, and the novel "No Telephone to Heaven" by Michelle Cliff.