tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911351002448671806.post1077019371186477818..comments2023-03-24T05:27:31.107-07:00Comments on Race & Sexuality: 'I Kissed A Girl' ... so what happens now?Fem. Studies 80 - Intro to LGBTQ Studieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800367026302158757noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911351002448671806.post-87933209427522120032012-02-29T16:40:10.482-08:002012-02-29T16:40:10.482-08:00Santana’s struggle with coming out is an issue tha...Santana’s struggle with coming out is an issue that many ethnic LGBTQ individuals deal with, more so than their Caucasian peers. There is a major stigma concerning homosexuality in many different cultures around the world, and I believe that being a member of the LGBTQ community as well as associating with a certain ethnic culture makes being a homosexual extremely more complicated. In Santana’s case, being a Latina adds a new dimension of problems she has to face when it comes to coming out. As mentioned in the post, her abuela kicked her out of the house when she came out. This may seem drastic, especially since some people believe that your kin should be the most supportive factor in any coming out process. According to Kath Weston’s article “Forever is a Long Time: Romancing the Real in Gay Kinship Ideologies,” kinship ties are supposed to be “ties that endured.” This claim is obviously disregarded in the case of Santana’s culture. Her grandmother would have rather had Santana deny her sexuality instead of being accepting and understanding. The intolerance of Santana’s grandmother also goes with the fact that she is a first generation immigrant, and usually this generation of immigrants have close-minded viewpoints that have been brought over from their country of origin. While not all ethnic families are disapproving of homosexuality, most are still uncomfortable with the issue. It is just a matter of exposing these families to more LGBTQ people and for them to gradually stray from their heteronormative views. <br /><br /><br />Works Cited:<br /><br />Weston, Kath. 1998. “Forever is a long time: Romancing the real in gay<br /> kinship ideologies”.MaryMediatrix (:https://www.blogger.com/profile/14719690731155814735noreply@blogger.com