Abstract
Abstract: La 21 división is the folk religion of the Dominican Republic. As a folk religion, the practices, beliefs, and cosmologies of la 21 división are generally underexplored in the literature of Afro-diasporic religions. And, while great attention has been given to discussions of gender and sexuality in Haitian vodoun, Cuban Santeria, Trinidadian Shango, Brazilian Candomblé, and Surinamese Winti, little to no conversation has taken place around concepts of gender and sexuality within la 21 división. In this article, I address this lacuna by presenting an ethno-theological engagement with concepts of Black genders and sexualities. I share the results of consultas with Lula, a servidora of la 21 división, and one of the espiritus she embodies, Wanga. In sharing my conversations with Lula/Wanga, I explore the grounds for deepening our understandings of Black genders and specifically lesbian sexualities in the African diaspora.
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