Los Angles Views On Homosexual Culture

Because of these experiences, he has become a stronger person squelching the rude comments people his culture say about homosexuals.
He has developed a sense of relentless when it comes to others ridiculing him and will not stay quiet when that time comes. He is not afraid to speak out even if his own family is the one being rude. He has stayed quiet for too long and now that he has more experience with the oppressions he has had to deal with, he will not tolerate that behavior anymore. For instance, if he does not agree with something, he will question it even if it 's questioning the ideas of his own culture. He says, "You don 't have to go along with the ideas of your group just because you are part of that group". This idea that you do …show more content…
What he perceives as a growing weakness is the segregation within the community. Before homosexuality was more acceptable, gay men needed that coalition to make the movement stronger. They needed that support and diversity from everyone at the beginning to be a strong group. He worries that because being gay is more acceptable in society today, that gay men are getting into their niches. He sees many differences from coming out gay now than before. For example, more people are coming out at a younger age and more families are more supportive than before. He is also starting to experience what seems to be more division within the gay community. For example, now there are Latino gay bars implying that there might be a separation of ethnic groups which results into the community becoming more one dimensional. He said, "Our community seems to be following the patterns of heterosexual people by creating racism, classism, and ageism”. Before there was more accepting society, there was more unity in the community. He said, “We needed that solidarity to make the us stronger. That diversity is what makes it strong community”. He is afraid that once there is complete acceptance, that the community will revert to becoming less diverse or begin to ostracize those within the community. The last thing he wants to see is the gay community conforming to …show more content…
He said, “It feels tough going through discovering yourself and identifying who you are at first but once you get through that part, it gets better”. He grew up with low self-esteem because of the messages he was surrounded by saying that you had to be heterosexual to fit in. He described how any situation will get better once you realize what you want and how you want to live your life without limitations. For those that are going through hard times, “you do not have to conform to certain things you don’t agree with even if they are part of your other identities. Your journey will give you character”. My brother mentioned that he was never accepted, therefore, never felt the need to fit in. This has given him the mindset of not caring what others have to say about his sexual orientation. He recommends those that are trying to learn more about other communities, is to interact with others that are not part of your community. If you limit the groups you interact with, you will never be able to understand the community and get a better grasp of what they go