Over the course of 30 minutes, Laredo Morning Times counted 15 couples showing some sort of a public display of affection. Although varying widely in ages, all 15 were heterosexual couples.
Laredo has evolved as this generation gets older. Sanchez said he visits local high school campuses with some regularity for work.
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He has noticed an increase in the number of same-sex couples showing affection than he would have seen if he walked onto that same campus 10 years ago. She is out to her friends and classmates as bisexual, but is hesitant to tell her mother about her non-heterosexuality.
So when my sister came out, my mom kind of threw a big tantrum, and this one time I tried to hint it at her, and she kind of got mad. Scott came out to her friends in the 7th grade, she said, and felt comfortable doing so. I was bullied because I was a girl and I was a skater.
Generally, Scott feels Laredo is a semi-safe place to be out as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. One way to ameliorate this situation would be to start a support group, Scott said, if anything just to show a strength in numbers. But there is.
There is plenty of people. Psychologically, adolescents years old feel an overwhelming desire to belong, according to Alejo, so it can be harder for someone to come out if they do not already feel supported. Now we are more supportive, accepting and visible as a community. Last November, City Council discussed but ultimately tabled an introductory ordinance that would have prohibited discrimination in public housing, employment practices, housing transactions and city contracting practices on the base of gender identification or sexual orientation, which are not protected under the Civil Rights Act of This ordinance would also apply to private businesses within the City of Laredo, but would exclude religious, educational and political organizations.
Council tabled the item. Councilman Roberto Balli said Wednesday that he would have no issue bringing this idea back to Council, but that he has not been approached by any local advocates. But he does think it is important to take action to ensure all people have rights to employment without discrimination.
If the municipality offers benefits and protections to their LGBTQ employees, has a non-discrimination ordinance for contractors with the city, or offers transgender-inclusive health care benefits, that also earns them points. Photo: Christian Alejandro Ocampo. Caption Close.