Mar is a gender nonconforming Mexican lesboy who was 18 at the time of recording. They talk about growing up in Mexico City until 15 years old and the transition from living in Mexico to California. They discuss immigration, feeling isolated from their classmates, and some of the privilege of being a class advantaged immigrant. Mar covers realizing their queerness in middle school while also struggling with people in their life not accommodating their neurodivergence. They spoke candidly about previous relationship violence and abuse in relation to their sexuality. Mar also covers meeting other Lesbians in the Queer art scene, the importance of Lesbian community, and what identifying as a Lesbian means to them.
marginalized identities
mexican | immigrant | lesboy | relationship violence | latine lesbian | trans lesbian | neurodivergent lesbian
zodiac
pisces sun | cancer moon | leo rising
interview location
virtually, on zoom
date recorded
01/24/2023
keywords
they/he/ella | mexican | creative | immigrant | loneliness | isolation | younger sibling | immigration grief | bay area | western united states | san francisco | class advantaged | homoerotic relationship | executive dysfunction | white lesbian | latine lesbian | relationship violence | lesbian masterdoc | compulsory heterosexuality | lesbianism in relation to survivorship | ADHD | lesbian as gender | trans | ace spectrum | asexuality | sexual assault survivor
