#25 (English) Perreo, Pleasure, & Storytelling as Resistance & Healing with Maria Saldana

First half of my interview with María Saldana (she/hers/ella). Also known as, "María pero no santa”, is a bisexual Charapa Peruana scholar-activist puta. She is part of the WELLS Healing and Research Collective, the PUMAS Collective, and the Academics for Black Survival and Wellness team. María is passionate about exploring the many ways Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC) move towards healing, activism, and liberation. She is currently earning her MA in the Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women's Studies Research at the University of Florida. Her heart continues to be in Iquitos, Peru where her family resides.

In this episode:

• What is perreo combativo? How did it take down a governor?

• Reclaiming the word "Puta" and having agency over our own sexuality

• The path to defining herself as a bisexual high femme woman

• Charapa culture, stereotypes, and connection to her ancestors

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