In the Dominican Republic, “las pájaras” is a pejorative slang for women attracted to other women. In the heart of Santo Domingo however, the queer young women of Junte Pajaril are reclaiming it.   “When someone asks me, ‘what are you?’ I don’t say ‘lesbian’ or ‘bisexual.’ I say ‘I’m a pájara,’” says Ferdelis Fabián, one …

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