Coming Out of the Closet in a Machismo Dominated Culture
Latinx Therapy
Adriana Alejandre
4.8 • 601 Ratings
🗓️ 11 September 2018
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to episode 3! This topic has been requested since the podcast started, so I am glad Renato Perez joined me in on this conversation. There will be many more topics related to LGBTQIA+ in the episodes and seasons to come.
Machismo and identifying as LGBTQ is an important topic because in our culture, machismo is part of the root of homophobia.
Machismo is a traditional and toxic type of masculinity that in usually influenced by 4 factors: 1- men should not be feminine; 2- men must be respected and admired; 3-men should never show fear; and 4-men should seek out risk and adventure.
Our guest is Renato Pérez, Licensed Clinical Social Worked in Los Angeles, CA, who goes a bit more in depth about machismo and history with coming out to his father. As an LGBTQ+ Affirmative therapist he supports clients of any gender identity or expression. He currently works for the Department of Mental Health and has a private practice in Sherman Oaks, CA.
To learn more about today’s guest, Renato Pérez visit: https://renatoperez.com/
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Resources:
LGBTQ CENTER: HTTPS://LALGBTCENTER.ORG/
The Trevor Project: (866) 488-7386
PFLAG: HTTPS://WWW.PFLAG.ORG/HOTLINES
GLBT HOTLINE: HTTPS://WWW.GLBTHOTLINE.ORG/
Reported Effects of Masculine Ideals on Gay Men: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2902177/
Homosexuality & Latin American Identity w/info on Regions: http://www.jesusanthonybaez.com/blog/article-2
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Latinx Therapy. |
| 0:05.2 | The information shared in this podcast is not a substitute for seeking help from a licensed |
| 0:09.3 | mental health professional and is not a substitute for psychological diagnoses or treatment. |
| 0:14.6 | I'm your host, Adriana Alejandra Alejandra, licensed marriage and family therapist. |
| 0:21.6 | Hey, welcome back to season two again, and this is episode three technically because of the trailer that just came out for season two, the English one. |
| 0:30.6 | Let's jump right into it. |
| 0:32.6 | Today we discuss machismo and identifying as LGBTQ. |
| 0:36.6 | This is an important topic because in our culture, |
| 0:40.3 | machismo is part of the root of homophobia. |
| 0:43.3 | We need to increase awareness and culturally create a space |
| 0:46.3 | to hold more conversations about LGBT realities. |
| 0:50.3 | Machismo is a traditional and toxic type of masculinity that is usually influenced by four |
| 0:57.0 | factors. |
| 0:58.0 | One, men should not be feminine. |
| 1:01.0 | Two, men must be respected and admired. |
| 1:05.0 | Three, men should never show fear. |
| 1:07.0 | And four, men should seek out risk and adventure. one study i came across found a lot of negative |
| 1:13.5 | parallels between masculine ideals and being a gay man the findings were very interesting and you can |
| 1:19.7 | find the full article in the show notes i i can't go into it because we're not going to have enough time |
| 1:25.3 | for everything but let me tell you about our guest, |
| 1:28.2 | Renato Perez of Los Angeles, California. He goes a bit more into depth about machismo and his |
| 1:33.7 | story with coming out to his father. Renato Perez is a psychotherapist and clinical social worker |
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