tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911351002448671806.post5919732117716888076..comments2023-03-24T05:27:31.107-07:00Comments on Race & Sexuality: The Double ClosetFem. Studies 80 - Intro to LGBTQ Studieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800367026302158757noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911351002448671806.post-18664078068646662722012-02-16T10:27:04.953-08:002012-02-16T10:27:04.953-08:00I think it is very interesting that you bring up t...I think it is very interesting that you bring up the concept of the “double-closet” because when we think of minorities we often do not take into account the fact that each person is different. There are several identities that people identify with and like you said homophobia becomes another way to stigmatize the Mexican community. Another great point to bring up is that individuals of multiple identities often get rejected within their groups. For example, the Mexican community might not accept you for being gay and the gay community may not accept you for being Mexican. In the article by Barbara Smith, Homphobia Why Bring it Up she talks about the “isms” she states “that major ‘isms’ including homophobia are intimately and violently intertwined.” Smith’s article helps explain intersectionality- which is the various ways that discrimination's and privileges occur simultaneously. Your blog shows how different forms of discrimination intertwine; you mention the story of Yanelli Hernandez a twenty two year old female who not only has to deal with an identity crisis but also with her legal status. Yanelli Hernandez is just one example of how various identities interlock- race, sexual orientation, age, nationality, and religion are just a few.<br /><br />References<br />Smith Barbara. "Homophobia: Why Bring it Up?" from The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader. ed Henry Ablelovee al New York& London: Routledge,1993.Fem. Studies 80 - Intro to LGBTQ Studieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800367026302158757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911351002448671806.post-3663433950706008082012-02-16T10:23:49.434-08:002012-02-16T10:23:49.434-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fem. Studies 80 - Intro to LGBTQ Studieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800367026302158757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911351002448671806.post-3681621088806191892012-02-16T01:15:57.770-08:002012-02-16T01:15:57.770-08:00The concept of intersectionality is one that peopl...The concept of intersectionality is one that people tend to overlook - the idea that a person can have more than one social identity. As a result, we tend to ignore that discrimination occurs within all types of social identities. In fact, it would be wrong to believe that minority groups are not capable of ostracizing “their own” simply because some do not adhere or fit in to their particular norms. Cherrie Moraga explains how many civil movements themselves have not been free of their own kinds of discrimination and marginalization when she explains, “...I experienced... the homophobia and sexism of the Chicano Movement” (146). This post is the perfect example of how religion, ethnicity, culture, and sexual orientation clash with each other, ultimately making the minorities within minorities feel as though they truly don’t ‘belong’ anywhere. I completely agree that it is generally harder for a Chicano or Chicana to come out to his or her family. First, the Chicano culture is often heavily associated with the Catholic religion, which has openly expressed its rejection for anything having to do with the LGBTQ lifestyle. Second, not only does patriarchy play an important role in the workplace, but it also establishes that all men will one day become the “man of the house”. The question then arises, “If a man openly expresses himself as gay, how can he be expected to assume traditional masculine behaviors and one day become the head of a household?” Indeed, sexual minority individuals are marginalized within their own social minority because the LGBTQ lifestyle challenges such well-established and widely-accepted ideals within the Chicano culture. <br /><br /><br /><br />References <br /><br />Moraga, Cherrie. “Queer Aztlan: the Reformation of Chicano Tribe” from The Last Generation South End Press, 1993.SilviaVillagranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258391515762404701noreply@blogger.com