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UF students discuss overlap between Latinx and LGBTQ communities

Some of the friends he had who were of Hispanic heritage saw LGBTQ as weird or out of the norm, Pascual said. Pascual’s experiences with disregarding assumptions about his identity has led him to feel uncomfortable with expressing himself in Florida, a state that has passed numerous bills concerning LGBTQ.  “There are moments where I just don't really feel comfortable telling people that I am gay,” he said.



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