LGBT Latinos Celebrate Historic Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling

*This was, by far, one of the  most anticipated Supreme Court decisions in many years. For many LGBT Latinos this is a day of personal celebration. VL


NBC_News_2013_logoBy Raul A. Reyes, NBC News

Growing up in El Paso, Texas, Maria C. Gonzalez knew about hiding. “Being gay was one of the worst things you could be,” she said. “I hid it, I remember being terrified of who I was. I literally had to leave the city to be who I was.”

“And I never, ever thought I would see something like marriage equality in my lifetime,” said Gonzalez, an Associate Professor at the University of Houston. “I never thought I would see this day. I could not have imagined it. And now it is here.”

[pullquote][tweet_dis]Among U.S.-born Latinos, support for same sex marriage is at 62 percent. In fact, recently there has been a significant increase in Hispanic support for same-sex marriage.[/tweet_dis][/pullquote]

The Supreme Court announced Friday that same-sex marriage is legal nationwide, a decision that has led to joy and celebration among the country’s Latino LGBT community.

David Martinez, vice-chair of Portland (Oregon) Latino Gay Pride, said that the ruling today was “not a complete surprise, but still overwhelming. I was very excited, it was emotional.”

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