Just Between Us, set in the context of Mexico's cultural codes, challenges norms in thinking about men's identities, their pleasures, and their sense of belonging. Author Guillermo N ez Noriega offers a groundbreaking study that contests patriarchal concepts limiting male relationships and masculinity.

An ethnography of intimacy and affection between men, Just Between Us explores the concept of masculine identity and homoeroticism, expressing the difficulties men face in maintaining their masculinity while expressing intimacy and affection. Using fieldwork from rural Sonora, Mexico, Guillermo Nuñez Noriega posits that men accept this intimacy outside gender categories and stereotypes, despite the traditional patriarchal society.