MARYSOL ASENCIO, "LOCAS," RESPECT, AND MASCULINITY: Genr Conformy Migrant Puerto Rin Gay Masculi, Genr and Society, Vol. 25, No. 3 (June 2011), pp. 335-354
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Wh Mart’s announcement, gay artists, who had long kept their sexual inti a secret, fally had a bean of hope. Sce that pot, a growg number of Lat artists have eher e out after years the spotlight, or many have simply started their reers by embracg their gay inti. Followg a lengthy perd of succs both the English and Spanish-language markets, Mart me out as gay a post on his webse 2010.
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