photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
Being gay in Argentina doesn´t mean hiding all the time. Gay marriage is legal here and being homosexual is not frowned upon, as it is in many other more “civilized” countries. It´s just OK to be gay. You won´t be rejected in a job interview for being openly gay, and cases of homophobia are quite uncommon. I don´t see any challenges or successes that I got from the sole act of being gay. I personally think that these challenges and successes are part of our everyday life, our social circle, our community and, most important, our attitude. We have to live with it. That´s all.
To be honest I haven´t come out yet. I know that my mother and my sister know something about my sexuality but we don´t talk about it. My father doesn´t know anything. I don’t know if he is blind or if he is just not accepting it. Anyways, I feel that I am stuck with this because I don´t want to hurt him.
(With regards to the gay community in Buenos Aires) I would say that it is very active. Buenos Aires is a big city, so there are parties almost every weekend. Being gay is accepted and normal.
(With regards to advice to my younger self)I would probably tell myself not to be afraid to come out. The sooner, the better.”
You are very cute! Here’s the amazing thing to me – you live in such a place of acceptance and yet you still not “out” and have some concerns about that. That shows me that perhaps it’s not quite as accepting as you make out. Nevertheless, what a joy to live in such a gay tolerant place. That is an incredible privilege. Enjoy it.
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I enjoyed reading your post, particularly your approach to ‘being gay’ – as being a comparatively small part of your life – no need to shout it out loud – is very close to my own. I have lived through several decades of my life when ‘homosexuality’ (sic) was condemned by the state as a crime, by the psychiatrists as an illness and by the Church as a mortal sin! Now it’s more or less accepted and I like to be left alone, just another part of society. Thanks for your great post.