Professor Julio Capó, Jr.

Professor Julio Capó, Jr.

Professor Julio Capó, Jr.

History shows us that promoting LGBTQ culture and diversity is not only an important step to making people feel welcome. It’s also just good business.

—Julio Capó, Jr.

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New article in TIME

New article in TIME

“How LGBTQ Tourism Helped Put Florida on the Map”

Time Made by History logo

New article in TIME

“How LGBTQ Tourism Helped Put Florida on the Map”

About Professor Julio Capó, Jr.

About Professor Julio Capó, Jr.

Julio Capó, Jr. (Ph.D.) is a nationally recognized historian and public intellectual who has written extensively about the modern United States and Caribbean, especially histories of Florida, LGBTQ, immigration, ethnicity, and race. He is Associate Professor of History and Public Humanities at Florida International University in Miami. Prior to returning to his hometown in Florida, Capó taught and earned tenure at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has curated several major exhibitions and is a regular contributor to both academic and mainstream outlets, including The Washington Post, TIME, The Miami Herald, The Sun-Sentinel, and El Nuevo Día (Puerto Rico).

Professor Capó at his exhibit