Carla Trujillo in her reading Chicana Lesbians: Fear and Loathing in the Chicano Community mentions how lesbian Chicanas are seen as a threat in the Chicano community. The Chicano community is based on a patriarchal structure, and heterosexual. It is seen way out of the norm for a Chicana to be a lesbian. Her reading is divided into sexuality, identification, motherhood, and religion. The article that I found was about a famous Chicana queer author Gloria Anzaldua. Anzaldua was an author that wrote about the struggles Chicana Lesbians faced within the Chicana community. Within her writing she served as a way to let others know that there should be no shame in being a Chicana Lesbian. In this article the author goes into depth into one of Anzaldua’s articles “La Conciencia de La mestiza” . Anzaldua knows that she does not belong in her culture because she is queer, however, she creates a new identity for herself and calls it “the new mestiza”. A mestiza in a term used to describe someone with “indigenous ancestry but also shares current civilization blood and traditions” as stated in the article. I found this piece to be a good example because it relates so much to the reading by Trujillo. Today, people are still not widely accepted of Chicana Queer , they are seen as outsiders. However, with readings and allies they are able to live a life where there is no need to hide. These authors are resilient to the negativity the Chicana Community faces them with. And because they feel that they do not belong they create new identities, in which they are able to be accepted.

https://feministtheorykeywords.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/gloria-anzalduas-mestiza/