«I’m not gay, I’m a 108»

Interview with Erwing Augsten Szokol

Authors

  • Lourdes Agustina Macchias Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2880-513X
  • María Lucila Fleming Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (ICSOH), Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7527-4239

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/24690333e043

Keywords:

Paraguay, stronato, memory, dissent, 108 case

Abstract

Erwing Augsten Szokol is a researcher and activist, recognized in Paraguay for his work in defense of the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community. The 108 transcends the entire interview. This number is used in that country to disqualify people for their sexual orientation and gender identity. The 108 has its origin in the death of the Radio Comuneros announcer, Bernardo Aranda, and in the persecution against sexual dissidence exercised during the last Paraguayan dictatorship. Szokol reflects on «Case 108» and expresses the importance of reversing the allusion to that number as an insult and turning it into a symbol of political identity, pride and memory.

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References

Almada Roche, A. (2012). 108 y un quemado ¿Quién mató a Bernardo Aranda? Asunción, Paraguay: Arandurá.

Augsten Szokol, E. y otr@s (2013). 108/Ciento ocho. Asunción, Paraguay: Arandurá. Recuperado de https://108memorias.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/108-ciento-ocho.pdf

Barreto Monzón, A. (2017). Las fiestas privadas. Asunción, Paraguay: Fondo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes (FONDEC).

Máximo, M. (19 de junio de 2017). 10 archivos digitales para pensar la historia LGBT de América Latina. Cosecha roja. Recuperado de http://cosecharoja.org/archivos-lgbt-america-latina/

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Published

2022-03-07

How to Cite

Macchias, L. A. ., & Fleming, M. L. . (2022). «I’m not gay, I’m a 108»: Interview with Erwing Augsten Szokol. Con X, (8), e043. https://doi.org/10.24215/24690333e043

Issue

No. 8 (2022)

Section

Entrevistas

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