Saturday, January 31, 2015

"The Truth About Who We Are..."

photo by Kevin TruongJon and Lucas, Filmmaker and Graphic Designer, Buenos Aires, Argentina

by thegaymenproject
photos by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photo by Kevin Truong
photos by Kevin Truong
Jon, in his own words:."Ser gay no significa nada mas que ser yo mismo, ser fiel a lo que siento sin importarme cuan solo me siento. Gracias a “Dios” o a las “Energias” no me senti solo nunca, familias y amigos me acompañan siempre.-
Tengo desafíos todo el tiempo, el pensar que nací para hacer algo y querer lograrlo es mi mayor desafío, quiero crear historias, hacer películas y que la gente las mire. Actualmente estoy en el proceso de mi primera película llamada EQUILÁTERO, donde pensé que nunca iba a encontrar gente que me apoye en el proyecto y acá estamos armandola sin ningún apoyo económico.
Exitos, mis cortos llamados ENLACES que co-dirigi con Lucas, mi novio sin ningun sustento económico, siempre me sorprenden, han estado en diferentes partes del mundo, como Chile, Ecuador, Colombia y Argentina por supuesto.
what's your coming out story?
A la primera persona que se lo conté fue a mi mejor amigo, a los meses de venirme a estudiar (soy de Pehuajó, Provincia de Buenos Aires, y allá ser gay es dificil) descubri que algo me pasaba, que los chicos me gustaban y se lo conté a él, con culpa, lo gracioso es que él me respondio “Tranqui, yo tambien soy gay”. Despues vino mi mamá que lloro por dias pero ahora es muy “friendly” y me encanta. Cuando me visita trata a Lucas como un hijo más.
Buenos Aires es a veces muy friendly, justamente leí en Facebook que en los proximos días hay una manifestacion en un local de pizas porque a una pareja de lesbianas les prohibieron besarse al ser un comercio “familiar”, ellas comentaron los que les paso y la comunidad gay está dispuesta a hacer una besada, ir a local y besarse todos para visibilizarnos, lo gracioso es que tambien en días es la marcha del orgullo acá.
what advice would you give to your younger self?
Que no tenga miedo de nada, que sea más fuerte y que haga lo que le gusta hacer sin ningún freno."
In English:
"Being gay does not mean anything but to be myself, to be true to what I feel no matter how lonely I feel. Thanks to "God" or "Energies" I do not feel alone anymore, families and friends are with me.
I was challenged all the time, thinking that I was born to do something and wanting to achieve this is my biggest challenge, wanting to create stories and make movies that people will watch. I am currently in the process of my first movie called EQUILATERAL, where I thought I was never going to find people who supported me in the project and here we are arming it without any financial support.
My shorts called LINKS which is co-headed by Lucas, my boyfriend, without any financial support, always surprises me, we have been in different parts of the world such as Chile, Ecuador, Colombia and Argentina of course.
The first person I (came out to) was my best friend, after months having been gone for study (I'm from Pehuajó, aa province of Buenos Aires, and there being gay is hard) he discovered something different with me, the guys that I liked and I told him, guilty, and the funny thing is that he told me "Calm down, I'm also gay". Then came my mom and with that she cried for days but now she is very "friendly" and loves it. When I visit she treats Lucas like a son.
Buenos Aires is sometimes very friendly, I just read on Facebook that in the coming days there will be a demonstration at a local pizza shop because a lesbian couple was banned from kissing so the business could be a "family" trade, they commented on what happened to them and gay community is willing kiss, go home and kiss everyone to create visibility, the funny thing is that also these days the pride march is here.
(Advice I'd give my younger self) Do not be afraid of anything, which is stronger and do what you want to do without restraint."
Lucas, in his own words: "Ser gay es entender una parte de tu vida. Es comprender y amarse a uno mismo por sobre todo.
Se lo dije a mis amigos cuando terminé el colegio, pero el momento crucial fue cuando tuve que decirle a mis padres… fue la noche de fin de año, después de mucho descubrimiento personal, luego de esa nostalgia de las fiestas, se lo confesé a mi padre y luego a mi madre. Lo entendieron y lo respetaron. Y es ahí cuando empezamos a tener una relación mucha mas estrecha y amorosa. Empezamos a entendernos y a educarnos juntos.
La comunidad LGBTQ es un mundo hermoso. Es divertido, aburrido, desesperante. Es como todo un mundo junto y revuelto. Hay de todo, hay personas maravillosas y hay personas detestables. De todas maneras creo que es imporante estar todos juntos, reforzar todo lo que hemos ganado, y seguir luchando por el respeto.
No tengas miedo."
In English:
"Being gay is to understand a part of your life. You understand and love yourself above all.
I told my friends when I finished school, but the turning point was when I had to tell my parents ... it was the last night of the year, after much personal discovery, after the nostalgia of the holidays, I confessed to my father and then my mother. They understood and respected it. And that's when we started to have a lot more closer and loving relationship. We began to understand and to educate together.
The LGBTQ community is a beautiful world. It's fun, boring, frustrating. It's like a whole world together and stirred. There is everything, there are wonderful people and there are obnoxious people. Anyway I think it is important to be together, reinforce all that we have gained, and continue to fight for respect.
(Advice I'd give my younger self) Do not be afraid."


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"Fear Eats the Soul"



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