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Robert Walczak Assignment 11

Sexual tourism in the Caribbean, a topic that is often skimmed over and misunderstood if not ignored and what Amelia Cabezas attempts to fix with her article of “Between Love and Money” First off the what began the trade of sex tourism was the change in governments and how they run their economy as well as those countries growing dependent on tourism to bolster their economies. Cabezas shows the reader that sex tourism isn’t just about having sex for money and that while there are people who do that, there are many that don’t. She shows that this business that many young men and women take part in can also help them, how the sex business ties into romance, consumption, and marriage. Sex tourism can be a potential boon to those that partake in it, one example Cabezas gives would be a young mother of three who when she had no other options joined in sex tourism and while she faced sexual harassment from male tourists led her to find her latest boyfriend who helps by remittance that pays her rent and supports her children. Sex tourism isn’t just about money; while others do only perform for money others do it for a number of reasons. As stated earlier romance between the people involved may occur this can help the worker support themselves and gain an edge in their lives. Others do it for the sexual freedom, in particular Cabezas brings in gay men and women who do it for whatever reason it express their sexuality. This has caused judgment between citizens in Cuba as black Cubans are more often called Jineteros due to racist assumptions as light skinned Cubans are recognized in that business. This business helps with the struggling people who work in it as it can help them support themselves or even cause a tourist and a worker to marry and escape from that industry.