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INTERNATIONAL
HOMBRES
WHAT’S
LIFE LIKE for gay Latinos living outside the United States?
We spoke with a couple of guys about themselves and about
the gay life in their respective areas. So from South America
to Europe, here are our first two International Hombres
mini-interviews.
A
LONDON LATINO
London Has Latinos, Too! Here’s Rigo.
 Rigo
is a 32-year-old gay Latino who lives and works in London,
England. He is of mixed Afro-Cuban and Spanish descent.
Since he was born and raised in London, he says he can’t
compare what it’s like to live in any place other than
jolly old England.
When asked what kind of cultural differences
there are between England and other countries, he says,
“I cannot really compare with any other place as I
have not been out of my country of origin to be able to
establish mayor difference—apart from the obvious of
course, freedom. I suppose being Latino around here carries
a little bit of exoticism!”
Careerwise, Rigo is a motivated individual
who currently works as a software developer. His goal is
to, “Get better and better at what I do, spanning my
areas of expertise to be a better catch in this competitive
job market.
Turning to the all-important issue of gay
nightlife, he devilishly says, “It depends on what
you are into—muscular and naughty?”
He then says, “London is full of places
to go—even local to different boroughs. You don’t
have to go into the very center of the city for a gay night
out. For the visitor, I’d advise picking up one of
the free publications like ‘Boyz’ to find out
what’s going on.”
We finally ask Rigo for any advice he would
give to a gay Latino from the United States about what London
is all about? He replied, “I’ve never been to
the U.S., but they say New York City is quite hip and a
Latino haven. I would say that London is a bit of an uncharted
territory in that regard! You get a lot of different nationalities
here from Europe and around the world but no particular
group is predominant.”
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