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To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (124442)	10/20/2012 12:09:16 AM
From: zeta1961	Respond to of 149317

Mac, that's a very informative post. Thanks so much for sharing it... Tellingly, a 2009 Gallup poll showed that opposition to gay rights is highest among people who believe they do not know anyone who is gay. I'd come to this conclusion from my own small world of anecdotal experience and it's interesting to see it a broad phenomenon.

To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (124442)	10/20/2012 2:02:00 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

This took some courage: gawker.com

To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (124442)	10/20/2012 2:06:47 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

I believe it is a combination of reasons. The first is the comedic gold of Ellen DeGeneres, and the positive representations of LGBT persons in pop culture. From Ricky Martin to characters such as Santana Lopez on Glee, gay and lesbian Latinos are no longer invisible. Given that some Latinos might only know out members of their community from seeing them on TV (unless they followed Chavela Vargas, a popular ranchera singer who died earlier this year), this really matters. Tellingly, a 2009 Gallup poll showed that opposition to gay rights is highest among people who believe they do not know anyone who is gay. Living in LA, we were reminded of the dilemma of the gay entertainer whether Latino or not..........caught between the closet and their jobs. I am glad to see that its changing now........esp in the Latino culture. But frankly, when living in LA, I never really saw the kind of angry rigidity about social issues in the Latino community that I see in some parts of the Anglo culture. Maybe that's why they are able to adapt more easily.