University of Texas at El Paso DigitalCommons@UTEP Open Access Theses & Dissertations 2011-01-01 Is Silence Golden? Experiences of Silence, Stigma and Cultural Violence Among LGB People in El Paso, TX. Elias Gonzalez University of Texas at El Paso,
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[email protected]. IS SILENCE GOLDEN? EXPERIENCES OF SILENCE, STIGMA AND CULTURAL VIOLENCE AMONG LGB PEOPLE IN EL PASO, TX. ELIAS GONZALEZ Department of Sociology and Anthropology APPROVED: Aurolyn Luykx, Ph.D., Chair Howard Campbell, Ph.D. Brenda Risch, Ph.D. ____________________________ Benjamin C. Flores, Ph.D. Acting Dean of the Graduate School Copyright © by Elias Gonzalez 2011 Is Silence Golden? Experiences Of Silence, Stigma And Cultural Violence Among LGB People In El Paso, TX. by ELIAS GONZALEZ, B.A. in Anthropology, Linguistics THESIS Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at El Paso in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS Department of Sociology and Anthropology THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO August 2011 Acknowledgements I would like to thank my committee, Dr.