<p>While there has been increased attention to issues of sexuality in the Caribbean over the past decade, there continue to be very few in-depth ethnographic studies of sexual minorities in this region. A timely addition to the literature, <em>Flaming Souls</em> explores public discourses focusing on homosexuality and the everyday lives of gay men and ‘queens’in contemporary Barbados.</p><p>David A.B. Murray&apos;s dynamic study features interviews with government and health agency officials, HIV/AIDS activists, and residents of the country&apos;s capital, Bridgetown. Using these and records from local libraries and archives, Murray unravels the complex historical, social, political, and economic forces through which same-sex desire, identity, and prejudice are produced and valued in this Caribbean nation-state. Illustrating the influence of both Euro-American and regional gender and sexual politics on sexual diversity in Barbados, <em>Flaming Souls</em> makes an important contribution to queer studies and the anthropology of sexualities.</p>