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Posted on: January 14th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Health ] [ Hispanic News ] [ Eye Openers ] [ Puerto Rico ]
Tags: family, HIV, population, Puerto Rican
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Growing up gay in Puerto Rico adds several problems and prejudices to GLBT Puerto Ricans’ lives. Three traits define the GLBT community in Puerto Rico: religion, machismo, and strong family/nationalistic ties.
The Puerto Rican population is 95% Catholic. The Church is strong with a fundamental Christian base to the morals of the culture. In 1964, the Catholic Bishops formed a political party and threatened excommunication for anyone who didn’t join their party. Abortion was illegal (until Roe v. Wade) and homosexuality was illegal until the Supreme Court Lawrence decision. Homosexuality is, to quote my mother, “an abomination”. “*
*From: http://www.opednews.com
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