Friday, October 23, 1998
Letters
Love doesn’t recognize gender, race
As a queer Latina, sexuality is not something I occasionally
discuss, but it is a part of my everyday life. Regardless of what
my culture says about gender conformity, about how as a woman I am
supposed to take a passive role in this patriarchal society, my
views don’t change and neither does my right to love whomever I
chose. In the Hispanic culture, lesbians are despised not
necessarily for loving women but for "wanting to take on the man’s
role."
Seeking equality  and because the object of one’s
affection happens to be of the same sex  in no way means that
all of us want to change gender, yet my culture does not understand
that. Certainly my views don’t reflect those of my culture but more
of a feminist perspective founded in equality.
Sex is a reflection of that special bond between two people, it
knows nothing of race, class or gender.
If America is supposed to be a free country, shouldn’t this
freedom also extend to sexuality?
Maria Guerrero
Third-year
Women’s studies and psychology with a minor in Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender studies
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