LGBT Latinos Break Their Silence: Video

[metta]

LGBT Latinos Break Their Silence: Video

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQzL2Z0Guwo[/ame]

http://www.shewired.com/lifestyle/2011/11/30/lgbt-latinos-break-their-silence-video

 

[metta]

I have never heard of any of those terms: joto, juaco, or maricon

translation please...google translation did not know either, with the exception of maricone (fag)

 

[Ninja108]

Many Latino families are Catholics..which is where I've seen the discriminaton they've faced come from.

 

[GamerBear]

I have never heard of any of those terms: joto, juaco, or maricon

translation please...google translation did not know either, with the exception of maricone (fag)

Joto means faggot.

 

[breakfast4sex]

funny thing is that we all have that gay cousin, lol.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

LGBT Latinos Break Their Silence: Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQzL2Z0Guwo

http://www.shewired.com/lifestyle/2011/11/30/lgbt-latinos-break-their-silence-video

if media ans it minions luv a feed da white noise ta popcorn stuffed

centurys of many kind silence still alive ans well all ova planet

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yes da male is da half of da pair wot othda half da human pair discova is
SSSH

but still no figure ---- --

so why they stills bottom list intelligent life form planet earth

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Cabbages takin ova da planet
@ but organic @
dat okay then

ha

 

[asu1117]

By contrast, in the rural South or Cowboy West of the USA, your life would still be in danger if you were "out". (Matthew Shephard was murdered in Wyoming in 1999.)

Huge generalization. I live in the "rural south", am out, and my life is not "in danger". I've never been called a faggot or any other derogatory term, never been threatened or anything of that nature. I had friends that were out in High School, the student body president of my sister's class is gay. The fact that some of us happen to live south of the mason dixon does not mean that we live in some crazy wilderness where gays are murdered on sight. Just because some events have occurred does not mean that you can (accurately) blanket generalizations over large portions of the country.

 

[asu1117]

^I'm listening to you.

Thing is, ASU, I have to listen to what everybody else says about it, too.

•Some people not too long ago told me that, if you live in Winnemucca, you better not have long hair or the cowboys'll beat you up. Can you imagine what they'd do to you if you were openly gay?

•Our esteemed colleague Kulindahr says that, in his neck of the woods, open gays often disappear or are found in the bottom of a ditch, and in general are treated like they have the bubonic plague.

From this angle, it seems to me that you all disagree on the issue. I'll keep listening.

Well, if we're going to be specific, I'm referring to the south. I live in the rural south so that is where my experience lies. The place you mentioned is in Nevada and doesn't Kulindahr live in Oregon? I'm not talking about either of those areas. So what I'm saying does not contradict those two points, it's a completely separate matter.

 

[asu1117]

Kuli lives in eastern Oregon, and Johann referred to the "Cowboy West." Eastern Oregon is basically an extension of that - very different from the lush and hippie-laden Willamette Valley one imagines upon hearing of Oregon.

I know, but my response was only in reference to what he said about the south. I can't comment on the "cowboy west" because I've never really lived there, not since I was a small child anyway. Just clarifying.

 

[bankside]

So the first Latino person I met in a city of a million people growing up was a woman named Yorka, at university. I believe she was Chilean. I was probably 25.

Before that I had heard of Menudo and Speedy Gonzales.

In other words I knew basically nothing about the languages, cultures, communities, etc. of the Latinosphere.

Since I don't know anything about latino people, I wonder what they would know about me that would make them suspicious, just based on me being white. Very curious. Recently because of a lot more immigration from Chile and Columbia (not sure why those two in particular), it is a bigger part of my community, and no one seems to have any suspicion, one way or the other.

 

[bankside]

Before you engage in ad hominems, you should consider what I have said.

ad hominem...an "attack upon the man." Oh look! Here's one:

... and I don't trust gay white men. Simple as that.

And one other thing, I've have had to face racism in my life... I've been called racist things before.

I think we've found your racism.

 

[breakfast4sex]

i like everyone. ^_^

 

[Lostlover]

The trouble is the macho culture.

One Latina said that homophobia isn't necessarily worse in the Latino culture, it's just that Latinos are not as restrained at expressing it.

I think I can vouch for her. When I was in my 20s, Latinos were my worst tormenters, bar none. If I had a $$ for every time I was called a joto, juaco, or maricon, I'd have been a rich man by now. Oftentimes, complete strangers'd call me that on the street. That was hard to take.

But here's the thing: age helps. The same Latino culture values age much more than the Anglo culture does, so now the Latinos respect me. Whereas I used to get called maricon a lot, now it's Senor. I like that. It's one of the nice things about growing older.

With all of this in mind, please remember: gay rights in Latin countries are often more advanced than they here are in the States. Gay marriage has been legal in Spain for a couple of years now, and in Mexico City civil unions are legal.

By contrast, in the rural South or Cowboy West of the USA, your life would still be in danger if you were "out". (Matthew Shephard was murdered in Wyoming in 1999.)

When did Mexico become a latin country? Don't tell my brother's Spanish girlfriend that Mexico is a latin country. She'd call you a "pinche puto." Evidently, they're wannabe Spaniards .

As for the rest of the post: I don't know what to say? Insecurities on the youths' parts?

 

[breakfast4sex]

Mexican>>>>>Spaniards. =] so true.

 

[bankside]

There is no racism there. This is ridiculous. Stop trying to accuse me of racism. This comes down to personal preference. Just like I wouldn't date someone who is obese or someone who stays at home all the time.

You can't even begin to point out what is racist about what I said. Personal preference. Doesn't surprise me people are now jumping on me about that... yet I recall several threads about what races people prefer to date, and I don't see this going on...

FURTHERMORE, there is NO ad hominem in my post.

I stick with someone I can get along with and understand... simple as that! It sorta irritates me people are using this thread as a pedestal to jump on me... someone who has had to deal with being called racist things by mainly white men.

I think some need to change their perspective a little and try to see things through my shoes.

Ahh. So you prefer not to trust white gay men. It's a preference!

BTW, I think you'll find we'll all see more if we open our eyes rather than looking through our shoes.

Moreover, I don't even have to "try to accuse you of racism." It's easy enough to just quote it. You judge trustworthiness based on race. That has nothing to do with attraction.

 

[JayHawk]

SO your a racist?

 

[JayHawk]

Well if you base your opinion on a race of people based on the color of their skin then what is that GC?

 

[frankfrank]

Gracias Metta. Ese video de verdad que me hizo llorar.

Para los hispanos o latinos leyendo esto:

Amense a si mismos y tengan mucho orgullo y auto estima. Dios los hizo a ustedes como son. Ustedes son bellos e importantes aunque otros digan que no lo son.

Un beso muy grande.

C. P. V. (en español)

 

[JayHawk]

If I were to say that as a white guy I don't trust most brown people what would everyone on planet earth say?

Pullllease... leave the racism at the door....

 

[JayHawk]

And I've been called "faggot" by white people more then I've been called joto or maricon. And on top of that I've also been told to go back to where I come from by white people.



That's your own experience. What I stated is what I've noticed throughout myself... and frankly most Latinos are suspicious of white guys... it has to do with a lot mistrust. And frankly this disconnect is why I have never dated white men... maybe this is a misconception in my own mind, but it's just the way I feel.

And honestly, I rarely trust what others say about Latinos...

I'm not being racist! I have my preferences... just because I date only Latinos doesn't mean I'm racist.

I tend to agree with you here... while I am attracted to many races often times I do not have an attraction BUT I don't judge or value a person any more or less based on their ethnicity only their actions.

I'm basing my opinion based on prior experience with dating white men. How is that racist? Just those who don't like me to do more distortions. But keep it up.

Elvin, my view is realistic and not messed up. I'm being honest here. And furthermore, there are a variety of factors. I'm not racist at all. But hey keep up the distortions. If you have anymore distortions, send it to me via private messaging and ask me.

Anyways, back to the topic... enough of this.

IRT the Blue and the Bold.....what is the truth, Hun? (Sorry I had to GSDX)