This essay deals with the lack of interest in the studies and clinical interventions on sexuality on the part of those who have a critical view of sexuality as a political field in Latin America. We begin with an overview on the field of sexualities and politics in Latin America and then go on to present a historical overview of the field of sexology and Sexual Medicine in the same region. We argue that to consider the medicalization of sexuality merely as a part of its depoliticization leaves out important aspects of the process, especially regarding the production of new subjects in the sphere of consumption. In our conclusions we conduct a critical analysis of the growing use of biotechnology in the field of sexuality, as well as the concepts that underlie this use, seeking to highlight their eminently political aspect.
sexuality; sexual politics; medicalization; sexology; Sexual Medicine