Palafox, Alejandra

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CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of CounternarrativesVolume 2 Article 402017Revisiting One Of My OppressionsAlejandra PalafoxHumboldt State UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/courageouscuentosPart of the Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Chicana/o StudiesCommons, Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Community-Based Learning Commons,Creative Writing Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Domestic and Intimate PartnerViolence Commons, Educational Sociology Commons, Ethnic Studies Commons, Feminist,Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, History Commons,Inequality and Stratification Commons, Latin American Languages and Societies Commons,Latina/o Studies Commons, Modern Literature Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons,Race and Ethnicity Commons, Reading and Language Commons, and the Theory, Knowledge andScience CommonsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License© 2016 Department of Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies (CRGS) at Humboldt State University.This Counternarratives and Reflections is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at Digital Commons @ Humboldt State University. Ithas been accepted for inclusion in CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @Humboldt State University. For more information, please contact kyle.morgan@humboldt.edu.Recommended CitationPalafox, Alejandra (2017) "Revisiting One Of My Oppressions," CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives: Vol. 2 , Article40.Available at: http://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/courageouscuentos/vol2/iss1/40 103 Revisiting One of My Oppressions  Alejandra Palafox I grew up up as a Christian Latina Wondering about my internal religious oppression. I asked myself, “Am I still a Christian for sinning the way I did?” Did I betray my religion for embracing my sexuality?  I still pray, you know, but I wonder if he still listens. I don’t go to church anymore, but I still believe in him. Is our relationship still the same? I know it’s not, because this time I’m honest with myself.  I went to church this past summer, I felt his presence. But it wasn’t the same, I felt like an outsider. This burden I carry of meeting the Christian expectation Doesn’t allow me to be fully at peace.   When I hear your name I pretend I didn’t.   Te quiero olvidar pero, ¿cómo? Mi testimonio contigo es lo que me une a tí, Y es lo que me da la fortaleza para entrar a tu casa.  I want to forget about you, but how? My testimony joins me to you, And it’s what gives me the Strength to walk into your house.   

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