Proper Buenos Aires society considers tango an indecent entertainment associated with violence, illicit sex, and the lower classes. Clubs where the tango is danced are raided and closed by police.

“If you want, you can dance barefoot,” says Furió, who began tango lessons in 2003 with writer Mariana Docampo, a pioneer of queer tango in Argentina. “Tango activism is very importan ...