Colonial displacement into Europe creates situational homosexuality absent in Martinique

Evidence

Let me observe at once that I had no opportunity to establish the overt presence of homosexuality in Martinique. This must be viewed as the result of the absence of the Oedipus complex in the Antilles. The schema of homosexuality is well enough known. We should not overlook, however, the existence of what are called there “men dressed like women” or “godmothers.” Generally they wear shirts and skirts. But I am convinced that they lead normal sex lives. They can take a punch like any “he-man” and they are not impervious to the allures of women–fish and vegetable merchants. In Europe, on the other hand, I have known several Martinicans who became homosexuals, always passive. But this was by no means a neurotic homosexuality: For them it was a means to a livelihood, as pimping is for others. — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 1015 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The absence of the Oedipus complex in the Antilles blocks typical neurotic homosexuality; Martinican homosexuality arises in Europe as a livelihood rather than neurosis — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 1015

Related

• Martinican homosexuality arises in Europe as a livelihood rather than neurosis (similarity 0.94)
• The absence of the Oedipus complex in the Antilles blocks typical neurotic homosexuality (similarity 0.88)

Broader Connections

• Martinican homosexuality arises in Europe as a livelihood rather than neurosis #expands (0.85) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 1015