Latina Voices Community Blog

-By Erica

That was really beautiful, Elizabeth. I know EXACTLY how you feel. I hate stereotypes and generally the idea that you have to “identify” yourself just to be accepted. Even though I never came out to my parents, I was out and proud in college and it was the most liberating experience I’ve ever had. Yet within the LGBT community you still have to fit a stereotype and place yourself within a sub-category, which I always detested. I don’t consider myself bisexual because of the stigma that comes with it, but I love the fact that you have found your place and are true to yourself. Kudos to you. If only the rest of the Latino/a community could be just as excepting and open as you are.