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HOW THE NUMBER 41 BEME AN ANTI-GAY SLUR MEXI
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In fact, years later, the number 41 me to be synonymo wh the event Mexin culture–and therefore a number to be the 1920s, public figur Mexi began to emerge as homosexuals, cludg poet Salvador Novo, as the stcture for genr norms and sexualy ntued to change. “The raid vents homosexualy Mexi, ” the Mexin sayist Carlos Monsiváis wrote of the event and s impact on popular culture. At the time, the revelatn of an anized group of gay and queer men was discsed at length, and often wh a mix of humor and ntempt, the prs.
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AM I GAY?
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