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Living Out of the Fortress E-mail

fortressUruguay is a safe and quiet place to live in as a result of a melting-pot culture not by force but by the desire to recognise the importance of diversity. We see that many countries have become some sort of Fortress. Uruguay stays far away from this view to exclude the diversity. Uruguay has the need to experiece new things to evolve into a brighter future.

We believe that living life holding a cosmopolitan and holistic view of the world and consideration for other cultures is the perfect way to put an end to some sort of social hostile feelings that have grown in many countries.

Some regions of the world have been targeted by terrorism. Others have shown intolerance towards minorities. Many countries have become gay-friendly embracing diversity and many have become very homophobic condemning any effort by a group of individuals to gain freedom. Our purpose is to address gay and straight people from these societies and tell them that there are possibilities to get out of the fortress and see a country in expansion in regards to human evolution embracing not only economic development but also cultural including cultural and sexual orientation acceptance.

Everyday more and more Out people from all over the world are coming or considering a move to Uruguay. These are not only those uruguayans returning to their country (with their foreign partner) but also their friends looking for some new experiences and many times just people longing to live in a place where peace and respect are the rule.

Uruguay is a very peaceful place. No guns, guerrilla, militia, security forces, or anti-terrorist movements can be seen or experienced in Uruguay. Crime rate is little compared to the rest of Latin American countries as well as in some areas of developed countries. Social problems have been gradually tackled so that a climate of social oppression is lowering day by day. As a developing country social differences regarding income and poverty are present though.

Even a nation considered poor the social climate is not hostile but welcoming to foreigns. No-one feels a real tention or fear of racism or faith. Uruguay as you know is a secular country and religion is not an issue in our society. Racism is not considered to be a real issue in the country. As we said before being "Gay Out" does not show so much of a problem for a lot of people nowadays. We depict the uruguayan society as coming out of the closet and integrating with the rest of the world. Aligned with this view we want to collaborate in this process. We cannot lose the chance to make change too.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 May 2007 )
 
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