Latino Homosexuality

One of the most interesting topics that we studied in this course was the topic of homosexuality. The articles we read about comparisons between Latino and American homosexuality, and the idea of Latino "Machismo" really intrigued me simply because of how foreign the ideas seemed.
The idea that a man's homosexuality in itself is not a defining character in Latin America is unimaginable here. Instead, Latino males are judged on their power rather than their sexuality. As the readings put it, there is more of an emphasis on object aim (what you want to do with your sexual object of desire) rather than your object choice (what you want to do said acts with). This is extremely different from here, where people don't really care what a homosexual man does with another man; more important is that he bares the title of "homosexual."
Although this seems a little less judgmental than the way we view homosexuals here, in fact it may be just as judgmental or more. The reading talks about how the idea of "machismo" plays a huge role in Latino culture. Rather than ostracizing homosexual men like American culture, Latino culture generally looks down effeminate, or "passive" men.
The roots of these cultural and societal beliefs are very interesting. Even though America shares such geographical proximity to Mexico, their cultural views on homosexuality differ so greatly. Therefore, I would not be surprised to find a migration of people from America to Mexico, or vice versa, to fit into a society whose views they find themselves more comfortable with.