Introduction

Liberation Theology and sexuality is one of the most grounded examples of theological praxis. Liberationists doing a sexual theology are somehow difficult to classify. They may be considered part of a lesbigay, bisexual/transexual theological movement, and yet they also exhibit the peculiarity of the Latin American way of doing theology. Although liberationists will always be primarily political theologians, issues of culture and popular religiosity are equally important. The use of post-colonial analysis in Liberation Theology reflects the need for a deeper understanding of the sexual identity and spirituality of Latin American people. Reflection on sexuality has important implications for systematic theology, and pastoral theology and spirituality, two fundamental pillars of Liberation Theology. Jaci Maraschin and Otto Maduro are first-generation liberationists who have pioneered a radical theology of liberation in dialogue with many elements that today might be considered part of a queer theology.