“Pathways of Desire is an exceptional interdisciplinary study. By exploring the lives of men both before and after migration, Carrillo highlights how major shifts in social contexts due to transnational migration have profound impacts on the men’s sexualities, illuminating changes in the lived experience of sexuality in a novel way. Most importantly, Carrillo compares the experience of Mexican gay immigrant men with those of Latino gay men born and raised in the United States, examining the sexual and relational dynamics from the viewpoints of both immigrant and domestic men. This groundbreaking book is a remarkable accomplishment.”

Richard Parker, director, Center for the Study of Culture, Politics and Health, Columbia University

“This magisterial work by Héctor Carrillo, the leading scholar of Mexican gay immigrant men, weaves together stories of sex, sexuality, and romance on both sides of the Mexican border. Carrillo offers us a polished theoretical interpretation of the issues, institutions, and aspirations affecting Mexican gay men and everyone in their lives. Pathways of Desire will become a touchstone study for a wide range of fields, including public health, LGBT social analysis, public policy, globalization, and Mexican migration studies. An extraordinary read and a major advance in our understanding.”

Matthew Gutmann, Brown University

“By examining lives both before and after migration Carrillo is able to show both the realities of homophobia and restricted freedom as well as a thriving and growing gay culture in Mexico. He shows that migration scholars should incorporate sexuality into the study of immigration, both for the role it plays in decisions about migration and for its role in shaping assimilation into American society. Pathways of Desire is beautifully written and tells the powerful stories of these migrants. Theoretically innovative and methodologically sophisticated, Pathways of Desire is a tour de force.”

Mary C. Waters, Harvard University