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Lorca, un icono ‘queer’ y un archivo censurado

Nuevas lecturas intentan remendar una tradición de estudios que se han centrado en ocultar o minusvalorar la homosexualidad como clave de lectura del poeta andaluz

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Lorca, un icono ‘queer’ y un archivo censurado

Madrid, 2006. A mother escorts her son, nicknamed a "flamingo" at school, to a Pride parade. A drag queen approaches the young boy and introduces herself as his math teacher. The mother is surprised to see the flamboyant and fierce Paquita in a red dress with a plunging neckline instead of leopard leggings and a fake crocodile handbag. Yet, she believes her daughter can embody any identity. The mother wears a shirt featuring a writer's face and the phrase "ME VUELVES LORCA."

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