Generalizations or reality?
I for one, am very careful around older latina women. I do not want to expose myself to get an earful in public. As Carina said, this can be a bad move.
That said, people are people and they are all different. I have been very well treated by latin women when shopping in drab regardless of what they may have said after I left. I have also bought jewelry and perfume and tried it on with the help of a darling matronly catholic latin lady.
Furthermore, I am married to a Mexican GG that is as supportive and understanding as any. My ex is also Latina and totally accepts my cding including around our son and has never used it against me or revealed it to anyone. There are those latinas who get sick of their stomachs at the pervasive machismo of their cultures.
Marlena - thanks for the post. I enjoyed it. It sounds as if you have succeeded in opening the mind of one more latina. Thanks!
As for the lady wanting to move to Central America - go ahead. There are tvs all over. But there is no way you can generalize on this - in the same way you cannot in the good old USA. Every country is different. Some can be very dangerous . Some are OK. The bigger cities are more relaxed. Laws and police also vary from one extreme to the other in their tolerance and abuse.
Michelia