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✦ In short, standing water rots ~ - Collage & Edition in FotoJet, photos by @Tesmoforia

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🇪🇸 ~ Buenas noches a todos 🌗 🌃 🍵 Esta es mi participación para el Ladies of Hive Community Contest #280 de la comunidad de LOH, en esta ocasión las preguntas y el jueceo son gracias a la siempre genialosa @irenenavarroart 💕 Espero se animen a participar, recordando que este concurso anuncia ganadores y nueva dinámica cada sábado/domingo 🫶 ✅

🇺🇸 ~ Good evening, everyone 🌗 🌃 🍵 This is my entry for the Ladies of Hive Community Contest #280 hosted by the LOH community. This time, the questions and judging are courtesy of the always brilliant @irenenavarroart 💕 I hope you’ll feel inspired to participate, and remember that this contest announces winners and new challenges every Saturday/Sunday 🫶 ✅

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✦ Luna is just playing with that box that came in the mail, but even so, seeing her in this picture gives me a strange feeling ✦

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✦ "If you had the power to create a single law in your country right now, what would it be?" ✦

Si pudiera crear una sola ley en mi país, seria una para proteger y garantizar los derechos de las personas LGBTIQ+, una ley que abarque temas como el derecho a vivir una vida libre de maltratos y discriminación, una vida completa y plena como cualquier otro ciudadano, con todo lo que eso significa:

Muchas veces me he hecho preguntas como, ¿qué pasa con las personas LGBTIQ+ en mi país que no tienen familia?, ¿hay casas de cuidado para personas de la tercera edad LGBTIQ+?.

Más allá de la lucha por el llamado "matrimonio igualitario", me preocupa mucho el destino de las personas que por su naturaleza no han tenido descendencia o no cuentan con un sistema de apoyo que les permita sostenerse en esa etapa de la vida tan vulnerable a la que todos llegaremos (si Dios quiere).

Creo que la necesidad de una leí así trasciende el tema político o ideológico porque este es un tema humano y real, no una idea en el aire, las personas homosexuales siempre han existido y seguirán existiendo, y como sociedad estamos muy atrasados al no haber establecido ordenanzas que resguarden la integridad y el desenvolvimiento de estas personas en el ámbito laboral y en aspectos tan básicos como el acceso a una vivienda digna, y yendo más allá, un sistema de pensiones o programas de protección.

Más de una vez me he encontrado pensando por ejemplo, en cómo será la vida de mujeres lesbianas que no formaron una familia y que decidieron no tener pareja, una casa de retiro-cuidados solo para personas de la tercera edad con estas características me parece relevante por ser las mujeres en muchos aspectos y circunstancias un individuo especialmente vulnerable.

Se que hoy día este tema puede ser "repetitivo y fastidioso" por la enorme cantidad de publicidad y revuelo que hay en las redes sociales , pero me parece importante separar el hecho de que este tema ha sido mal usado para generar reacciones y por ende beneficios a instituciones y causas que realmente no le importa el destino de las personas LGBTIQ+ (aka, partidos políticos), de la realidad tangible y verdadera de que como seres humanos debemos superar los prejuicios y reconocer y hacer valer los derechos de todos por igual.

! [ENGLISH VERSION]
If I could create just one law in my country, it would be one to protect and guarantee the rights of LGBTIQ+ people—a law that addresses issues such as the right to live a life free from abuse and discrimination, a full and fulfilling life like any other citizen, with all that that entails:

I have often asked myself questions like, “What happens to LGBTIQ+ people in my country who don’t have families? Are there nursing homes for elderly LGBTIQ+ people?”

Beyond the fight for so-called “marriage equality,” I am deeply concerned about the fate of people who, by nature, have not had children or do not have a support system that allows them to sustain themselves during that vulnerable stage of life that we will all reach (God willing).

I believe the need for such a law transcends political or ideological issues because this is a real, human issue, not some abstract idea. Gay people have always existed and will continue to exist, and as a society, we are far behind for not having established regulations that safeguard the well-being and development of these individuals in the workplace and in such basic aspects as access to decent housing, and going further, a pension system or protection programs.

More than once I have found myself thinking, for example, about what life must be like for lesbian women who did not start a family and who decided not to have a partner; a retirement and care home exclusively for seniors with these characteristics seems relevant to me because women are, in many aspects and circumstances, particularly vulnerable individuals.

I know that today this topic can be “repetitive and annoying” due to the enormous amount of publicity and buzz on social media, but I think it’s important to distinguish between the fact that this issue has been misused to generate reactions—and thus benefits—for institutions and causes that don’t truly care about the fate of LGBTIQ+ people (i.e., political parties), and the tangible, true reality that, as human beings, we must overcome prejudice and recognize and uphold the rights of everyone equally.

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✦ This is my new favorite snack—I love it. It’s very similar to a famous Venezuelan treat, but this one is less expensive. It’s the kind of simple discovery that makes me happy, but when I think about that person, I know they’d say something mean to downplay it ✦

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✦ "Have you ever tolerated abusive behavior from someone close to you due to social pressure? If so, how did you handle it?" ✦

Sí. Más de una vez. Principalmente de personas mayores, y quizá es un tema de crianza latino, "siempre debes respetar a tus mayores, sin excepción".

Fué difícil eliminar esa programación de mi mente pero lo logré después de muchos años, y antes de eso, la forma en que manejaba esas incomodas situaciones era sonriendo y guardando silencio, a veces asintiendo un poco y siendo lo mas neutral posible, o cediendo la razón para que la situación desagradable terminara lo mas pronto posible.

Un ejemplo de eso fue el trato que nos daba a mi y a otras chicas y chicos la madre de una amiga, la señora era bastante invasiva del espacio personal tanto física como emocionalmente, le gustaba participar repentinamente en las conversaciones exclamando cosas extrañas que nos incomodaba a todos, como criticar los gustos de los demás diciendo que eran estúpidos, haciendo comentarios sobre nuestros físicos, o de pronto comenzaba a relatar anécdotas sexuales de la nada.

Por respeto al ser una persona mayor, y madre de una amiga muy querida, lo tolerábamos, pero era bastante horrible considerando que se trataba de una persona de aproximadamente 60 años tratando de rodearse de personas de máximo 20 años.

Con el tiempo después de muchas situaciones desagradables, decidí por mi salud y seguridad no volver a esa casa ni tener contacto con esa familia (mi amiga un día demostró ser realmente muy parecida a su mamá y eso me asustó); el cariño a veces te ciega, incluso al punto de que estas siendo maltratado y te ciega o no quieres reconocerlo porque le debes respeto a tus mayores y "lo contrario te hace mala persona".

La lección fue aprendida, por supuesto que sí, no toda persona adulta es buena o por ser madre/padre tiene buenas intensiones, y muchas personas adultas saben el poder que tienen sobre los mas jóvenes por un tema cultural y social. Gracias a Dios eso esta cambiando.

! [ENGLISH VERSION]
Yes. More than once. Mainly from older people, and maybe it’s a Latin American upbringing thing: “You must always respect your elders, without exception.”

It was hard to erase that conditioning from my mind, but I managed to do so after many years. Before that, the way I handled those uncomfortable situations was by smiling and staying silent, sometimes nodding a little and being as neutral as possible, or just agreeing with them so the unpleasant situation would end as soon as possible.

An example of this was the way a friend’s mother treated me and other girls and boys; the woman was quite invasive of personal space, both physically and emotionally. She liked to suddenly jump into conversations, exclaiming strange things that made us all uncomfortable, such as criticizing others’ tastes by calling them stupid, making comments about our appearances, or suddenly starting to recount sexual anecdotes out of nowhere.

Out of respect for her being an older person and the mother of a dear friend, we tolerated it, but it was pretty awful considering she was a woman in her sixties trying to surround herself with people in their early twenties.

Eventually, after many unpleasant situations, I decided for the sake of my health and safety not to return to that house or have any contact with that family (one day my friend turned out to be really very much like her mom, and that scared me); affection can sometimes blind you, even to the point where you’re being mistreated, and it blinds you or you don’t want to acknowledge it because “you owe respect to your elders” and “doing otherwise makes you a bad person.”

The lesson was learned, of course it was: Not every adult is good, and just because someone is a mother or father doesn’t mean they have good intentions. Many adults are aware of the power they hold over younger people due to cultural and social factors. Thank God that is changing.

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✦ Good night everyone ~ ✦



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