Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes

Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes’s main research interests include performance studies, queer/LGBT Hispanic Caribbean (Cuban, Dominican, Puerto Rican) studies, and U.S. Latina/o/x/e, and Latin American literary and cultural studies. In his first book, Queer Ricans: Cultures and Sexualities in the Diaspora (University of Minnesota Press, 2009), La Fountain-Stokes analyzes portrayals of migration, sexual diversity, and gender nonconformity in Puerto Rican cultural productions such as cartoons, dance theater, film, literature, and performance art, both on the island and in the United States. His more recent work is on drag and trans performance, culture, and activism, including his award-winning book Translocas: The Politics of Puerto Rican Drag and Trans Performance (University of Michigan Press, 2021). Lawrence is also a creative writer and performer.