Word: chicanas
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...family straddles the poverty line and I do not like the networking that many of my peers use as a stepping stone to their careers. To top it all, I am a woman of color with an accent and, yes, an attitude. I am a Mexican-American woman--a Chicana--at a predominantly white and male university. I'm still not certain if I have learned to adjust to my new environment...
Though Trujillo said she believes the Catholic church also represses homosexuality, many Chicana lesbians do not necessarily reject community and religion...
...said Chicana lesbians can ease their feeling of alienation from society by creating their own familias, using artificial insemination as a way to bear children...
Trujillo also said opportunities for Chicana lesbian interaction are growing...
...seeing a lot of things happen," she said, citing the example of a state-wide conference in Colorado on Chicana sexuality. "[This] gives me hope that our society will get better...