Identity
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| The Second GSL-Visión Magazine Cover |
It seems 2014, for me, had more than the
continued quest for equal rights. It had a strong theme of identity
pervading most aspects of life.
This year, I observed more
men (gay and straight) leisurely pushing their
children in strollers, and people quite strongly asserting what it means for
them to be Catalan.
What does it mean to be Catalan? What does it
mean to be Spanish? What does it mean to be gay? And what exactly does it mean
to be straight, male or female? Especially as it isn’t a choice that anyone
makes to be any of these things.
The answer to all of these questions is elusive,
and very personal.
Transgender too, was all the rage… its curious how the
U.S.A., a country which struggles for a federal stance on LGBT equality,
ironically is the place where these issues
are provided a platform of visibility in the two television series, Orange
is the New Black and Transparent, making visible a part of the LGBT
community today hardly seen.
The discussion has finally come to light!
We also shed light closer to home in Italy where
it is still seemingly impossible for people
to legally share their lives with a same-sex partner.
These questions overtly imply that we all seem to
go through life day to day, with a need
to express our individuality and sometimes define it. Well
for those who continue to try to figure out
the needs, desires and attractions that we have
for one another—good luck!
