![]() ![]() ![]() “I am brown and I am femme-presenting but I am not solely a woman. “These two identifying factors are the first thing that people see when they look at me,” Servin says. Servin says finding “Latinx” - an identity label that describes both her gender variance and culture - in recent years has helped her connect both with her queerness and Mexican identity. I hope inclusive language can bring us to a better understanding of this rather than limiting our understanding of ourselves.” Agustín Garcia Badillo (they/them) “Language evolves and those terms intend to be more inclusive,” Nieves says. Though people often argue that gender-inclusive terms like “Latinx” are only used by elitists, Nieves says our shifting language can be attributed to a generational gap and tools of globalization like social media. Nieves believes that the idea that gender-inclusive Spanish is “ruining” the language is a jaded one rooted in homophobia and opposition to change. Though I use them interchangeably, when I’m with older Latino people, I usually use Latino.” “Latinx/Latino feel like the terms I use most frequently. “Hispanic feels like a sterile term for the community but I typically use it when in education or office spaces, especially when speaking to white people,” Nieves says. Tyaela Nieves (they/she)Īs someone who is queer, nonbinary, Afro-Latino, Black, and Puerto Rican, Tyaela Nieves tells Them that their relationship to umbrella terms like “Latinx” and “Hispanic” shifts depending on who she’s around. That’s why we’ve asked eight LGBTQ+ people to share their relationship to the term “Latinx” and Latinidad at large. As with all terms that attempt to capture a multitude of racial, cultural, ethnic, and religious identities, there is no clear or correct answer to what we should call ourselves. ![]()
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