The coming out in a city is much easier than coming out in a country or small town. We learned that no matter where in the world we live in. So, Montevideo as the biggest city in the country has the potential of experiencing broader forms of diversity. The exception may be Punta del Este being an international resort and a gay appendix to the gay argentine -and more recent brazilian culture.

The mentality of Montevideo, as a big city, is "whatever you do is your business". So, the general idea of being Gay Out in Montevideo is "no-one will go against you" for being gay.

The most recognised LGTB part of fauna are transvestites and male homosexuals. The lesbian world still not very developed in the city. You will find more gay and transgender people in the scene than homosexual females.

As homosexuality as a taboo is disappearing more individuals are coming out and women homosexuals will be more noticeable too. Machismo as a form of culture and gender violence happens to be vanishing. The image of women in the society has been on the rise for the last two decades and the new generations see each other as equals with same rights and same dignity. It is very unusual to see discrimination in speech against women thesedays. We admit that still machismo exists in some forms but the tendency is to move foward to think life from a wider expectrum.

As a gay man growing up in Montevideo more options presented me. I came out in the culture of the gay clubs. Nowadays this is not the only way to meet people. I participated in advocacy groups and college forums about homosexuality and we discussed the topic of sexual minorities. Internet has had good influence over the coming out of many people, that's why we believe we have a powerful tool in our hands by creating this themed site for the LGTB community and also straight people with a wholistic life approach.

To meet gay people is now more common and less of a hassle than before. Actually, people seem to care less about sexual orientation in a pejorative way or as a problem but as a expression part of our human nature! In the past it was common to see a define stereotype of gay people on the streets. Homosexuals were related to promiscuity and theft. That image is no longer the same. The vision of homosexuality has been evolving to a normal expression of life, as something natural.

It is not easy to describe my own city without being subjective. When I think what I want you to know of the city aspects of life in a developing country arise, and you will see the gap between social clases. Despite that we all live in a relatively good climate of respect and tolerance. The 2002 crisis hit all relics (that could have existed) of feeling of superiority in people to the rest of latinamerican making a path to discover a person more understanding.

I have noticed an real change in the attitude of people. This is a generalization but this is my perception of reality about this city.

I believe we are more collective now because of the colapse of the economy and after having lived such a crisis together.

Not that before people were more selfish and egocentric but I didn't percieve the feeling of solidarity or "we all are the same, it can happen to anyone" thought as a whole something not very common before the collapse of Economy in 2002. This is a very hard feeling to grow in humans in a culture that promotes individualism, rage, greed, especially in a capitalist system, all of these forms of segregation are created to separate indviduals killing any attempt to feeling collective.

I am sad for all what happened in that crisis and the pre crisis, we all suffered a lot but I feel fine that we seem to have learned to show more respect and solidarity for other human beings.