This article seeks to understand how men that are going to become fathers for the first time in Chile, anticipate fatherhood. To achieve this purpose, 14 men that were close to having their first child were interviewed. Three topics are studied in depth: 1. The expectations surrounding fatherhood, 2. The masculine experiences of pregnancy and 3. The experiences surrounding antenatal health care. The men want to be involved and caring fathers, but still consider that their primary role is to provide. They are very conscious of the protagonism that pregnancy gives to their couples and see themselves as companions in the process. They feel their couples have a physical and direct relationship with their future child, while they can only have an indirect experience mediated by the female body and technology. They value the moments in which they have been able to ‘feel’ the baby (listen to its heartbeats, see it in ultrasounds, feel its movements). They believe it is natural that their couples are the center of attention during prenatal checkups, but some feel patronized by the healthcare professionals. The men perceive the process of waiting for the baby as profoundly differentiated by gender.

Las identidades de 'padre' y 'homosexual' suelen verse como mutuamente excluyentes. El propósito de este artículo es explorar las experiencias de paternidad de hombres homosexuales en Chile. Se realizaron entrevistas en profundidad a 14 padres que se auto identifican como homosexuales o gay y que han tenido hijos tanto en el marco de una relación heterosexual, como en el contexto de una relación homosexual (a través de gestación subrogada o acuerdo de coparentalidad). Los resultados muestran que las experiencias de paternidad de los padres gay no son muy diferentes a las de los padres heterosexuales. Las diferencias estriban en que los padres homosexuales a) desafían estereotipos culturales que asumen que una mujer es necesaria para criar un/a niño/a y b) desarrollan estrategias para proteger a sus familias de un entorno hostil. En este artículo mostramos cómo un contexto heteronormativo que devalúa a la homosexualidad influye en las experiencias parentales de hombres gay en Chile. 1

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This article characterizes and analyzes the development and construction of virtual communities of Anglo and Spanish migrants living in Chile. We selected some of the most popular and active sites among them and analyzed hem using virtual ethnography methods and discourse analysis in its textual and contextual dimension, as well engaging with the discourses of its creators. The socialization process that occurs in these communities is oriented towards sharing experiences and accomplishing objectives in common among the members, like meeting other migrants and locals, learning a language and obtaining useful information about the country of current or future residence, among others. The bloggers and web admins interviewed build transnational social spaces through their use of new digital media. We found a clear connection between the communities analyzed and the political, economic and social reality of the nation-states—of origin and destination—in which they are rooted.