Subtitled “Lesbian & Gay Latinos: Stories of Strength, Family and Love," De Colores is an honest, level-headed bilingual documentary that offers a sensitive look at the unique ways the Latin community deals with homophobia and homosexual acceptance. In contrast to the Caucasian mainstream, Latino culture places more emphasis on the family, often addressing problems at a personal level, rather than through public activism. Many Latino parents automatically equate homosexuality with AIDS and subsequent death, while others are upset because they believe their children will be isolated and mistreated in a society where group acceptance is very important. Presenting interviews with gay adult children and their parents, most of the stories in De Colores feature good resolutions, as a pattern develops of initial rejection ultimately giving way to parents' sincere desire for their child's happiness. Given the overwhelming presence of Catholicism in the Latino community, the program also addresses religious issues, but there is no church-bashing here; instead, church leaders talk about parents' responsibility to love their children, and the church's responsibility to accept all people with the same sacrificial, non-judgmental love that Jesus Christ demonstrated. Highly recommended. Aud: C, P. (E. Gieschen)
De Colores
(2001) 28 min. $59. Woman Vision (dist. by The AV Café). PPR. Color cover. Volume 17, Issue 5
De Colores
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