Spring 2025

True Persona

Jaime De Haro Jaime De Haro

Machismo Culture: A Gay Latino Man’s Perspective

I knew I wasn’t like the other boys around me as a kid. I wasn’t loud, aggressive, or interested in acting tough to prove myself. I liked different things—dancing, laughing and just being myself. But whenever I showed any softness, whether at family parties or with friends, I felt like I wasn’t “man” enough. When I realized I was gay, that pressure to be someone I wasn’t only grew.

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