Unconditional Love

By: Alejandro Echeverria Frankie Younger Grecia Perez Anthony R. Jerry
  • Summary

  • Explores the commonalities of Queer Becoming by sharing individual narratives of the Coming-Out experience.
    2020 Cultural Media Archive
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Episodes
  • Season 3 Episode 10: Ernesto
    Oct 11 2024

    En este capítulo, Ernesto comparte que no tiene una historia de “salida del closet”. Afirma que siempre se le ha permitido expresarse y ser libremente desde joven. Ernesto también comparte algunas ideas personales sobre ser gay en Oaxaca, específicamente desde su pueblo natal de Zaachila. Compara ser gay en Zaachila con la ciudad de Oaxaca para explorar cómo están conectadas la vida gay rural y urbana. Ernesto termina con una mirada positiva hacia la vida en la que comparte que está viviendo una vida feliz, saludable y plena sin ningún obstáculo después de darse cuenta de que la vida es demasiado corta como para preocuparse por lo que puedan pensar los demás.

    In this episode, Ernesto shares that he does not have a “coming-out” story. He states that he has always been allowed to freely express himself and be since a youth. Ernesto also shares some personal insights of being gay in Oaxaca, specifically from his hometown of Zaachila. He compares being gay in Zaachila to Oaxaca City in order to explore how rural and urban queer life are connected. Ernesto concludes with an optimistic perspective on life, expressing that he is now living happily and free from self-doubt. He emphasizes the importance of embracing life fully, having realized that it's too short to concern himself with others' opinions.

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    30 mins
  • Season 3 Episode 9: Oliver
    Jul 25 2024

    Hoy Oliver nos comparte su experiencia al hacer realidad sus propios deseos gay mientras crecía en la región mixteca. Su historia incluye experiencias de abuso sexual y posterior terapia. Específicamente, Oliver analiza cómo desarrolló una identidad gay masculina que desafió los tropos comunes que posicionan a los hombres homosexuales como afeminados en los entornos sociales de Huahuapan. Oliver también nos guía a través de su adolescencia, experimentando su primera relación romántica, los intentos de su familia de convertirlo a través del trabajo y su búsqueda de una nueva vida gay como adulto en la ciudad de Oaxaca.

    In this episode, Oliver shares his experience of realizing his own queer desires while growing up in the Mixteca region. Their story includes experiences of sexual abuse and later undergoing therapy. Specifically, Oliver discusses how he developed a masculine gay identity that challenged the common tropes which position gay men as effeminate in the social settings of Huahuapan. Oliver also guides us through his adolescence of experiencing his first romantic relationship, his family’s attempts at conversion through labor, and him finding a new queer life as an adult in Oaxaca City.

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    43 mins
  • Season 3 Episode 8: Freddy
    May 16 2024

    En este episodio, Freddy habla de su propia historia de salir del closet; una postura valiente y poco común contra las expectativas familiares y sociales que incluye dar un acto de fe por el amor joven gay en el Internet. Freddy nos comparte cómo encontró apoyo en pequeños grupos sociales gay cuando era un joven estudiante de comunicaciones, lo que ayudó a protegerlo del estigma impuesto por sus compañeros y maestros en la ciudad de Oaxaca. Por último, Freddy comparte algunas ideas sobre el proceso general de “salir del closet” al preguntar por qué algunas personas “salen del closet” y otras no.

    In this episode, Freddy discusses his own coming-out story; a courageous and uncommon stance against familial and social expectations which includes taking a leap of faith for young queer love on the internet. Freddy shares with us how he found support in small queer social groups as a young communications student which helped protect him from the stigma enacted by fellow peers and teachers in Oaxaca City. Lastly, Freddy shares some insights into the overall “coming-out” process by questioning why some people “come-out” and others don’t.

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    20 mins

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