Aves de la Noche
Aves de la noche Birds of the night in Latin American culture relates to the complicated relationship between machismo and homosexuality. In a culture that emphasizes the manliness of most men homosexuality the acceptance of the faggot is a complicated but ever present issue. Gay men generally present as feminine but are very careful to segregate themselves from the overwhelmingly masculine majority. There are circumstances where the two cultures do cross but the rules are complicated and the means very well regulated. There are places where macho’s can go to get relief from gay men and cruising of parks, bath rooms and other discrete places happens regularly. There are codes that help fags and macho’s connect but that connection is made fast and furious for the sole purpose of relieving the lust of a macho. …