However that does not mean these beliefs can not be bent or ignored for the sake of a son, daughter, brother, sister, father, mother etc. In the Article “Being out to others: The relative importance of family support, identity and religion for LGBT Latina/os” by Antonio Pastrana, Jr., he talks about the importance of family support in order to help them come out of the closet and to avoid conflicts like stress, anxiety or depression. Pastrana writes “Findings reveal that, when controlling for a variety of characteristics and measures, family support is the strongest, positive predictor of outness for LGBT Latina/os” (Pastrana). Family is the most important thing to Latinos therefore having support for an LGBTQ Latino could help them feel accepted and prevent
However that does not mean these beliefs can not be bent or ignored for the sake of a son, daughter, brother, sister, father, mother etc. In the Article “Being out to others: The relative importance of family support, identity and religion for LGBT Latina/os” by Antonio Pastrana, Jr., he talks about the importance of family support in order to help them come out of the closet and to avoid conflicts like stress, anxiety or depression. Pastrana writes “Findings reveal that, when controlling for a variety of characteristics and measures, family support is the strongest, positive predictor of outness for LGBT Latina/os” (Pastrana). Family is the most important thing to Latinos therefore having support for an LGBTQ Latino could help them feel accepted and prevent