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by RUSSELL CONTRERAS, The Associated Press. RIO RANCHO, N. AP — The film, "Love, Simon," brought a fresh perspective to the first love, coming-of-age genre through the eyes of a gay teen. Exploring love's innocence, isolation, and fear of rejection, the film showed that a story about an LGBTQ character could transcend and be included in the narrative of American life.
Latinos cherish and adore our culture. There are so many aspects to be admired. We have precious memories like going to quinceañeras and church with our family. Going to parties as children and sleeping by speakers while adults danced all night.
For Latinx individuals, there are often additional cultural and religious struggles. Medina, 19, is from South Los Angeles and said he was concerned his mother's reaction could have been the opposite. Martinez is one of the founding members of LEA. It was created in , in response to the passing of Proposition 8.