Abstract

This paper addresses the issue of sexual democracy in contexts of structural inequality. For this, a qualitative study was carried out in Concepción, Chile, through a critical discourse analysis of the meanings that various social groups attach to sexuality and its changes. This responds to doubts about the possibilities of a truly extensive sexual democracy for all people. The main results point to contrasting meanings between groups and a clear differentiation in their relationship with sexuality and their social and political processes, thereby revealing new forms of domination, exclusion and socio-sexual inequality.