Hey everyone, so it looks l may well be spending a couple months in Puerto Rico working this summer. I'm pretty excited, but I've been wondering about a few questions that some of you may be able to shed some light on:
(a) How trans and queer friendly is Puerto Rico? I've usually been read over the years as somewhere between dyke and ->-bleeped-<-, and recently I've also been read as a straight boy sometimes. I might be able to get read as a straight guy this summer if necessary, but I probably can't guarantee that it will be 100%. Any thoughts on whether or not there might be issues, and whether or not keeping my mouth shut about my transness/queerness will be important in terms of safety? If location matters, I'll probably be traveling around various places but not much in San Juan.
(b) And as a follow up question, I know most of the standard slurs in Spanish for gay men, but I don't know the slang for dykes and trans folk as well. Is there any Puerto Rican slang that I ought to be aware of?
(c) Any tips for binding in the heat and doing physical work? I'm from a place that gets pretty warm in the summer and I've worked physical jobs in the summer before, but I've mostly been able to avoid binding for it. I'm concerned about breathing, convincing myself to wear another layer in the heat, back acne from the sweat, and so on. Any suggestions for handling it or solidarity for the suffering?
