Cuernavacan life

Last night my friend Marie and I went with our new friend Lorena (who babysits two of the profesoras' children at CEMAL) to an opening/inauguration ceremony of an organization that her friend established. The organization is one founded upon GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) rights and offers support to Cuernavaca's GLBT community. Just this past May 17, laws changed in Cuernavaca (and maybe Mexico as a whole?) supporting GLBT movements and human rights as a whole. It was a monumental thing for Marie and I, these "foreigners" from the US, to be able to show our support for such an organization and social movement. Lorena introduced us to her friend, the founder, and to other supporters of the group. We then got the chance to talk with the winner of Cuernavaca's GLBT Miss Cuernavaca. Just being welcomed/getting a peek into different parts of Cuernavaca's vast and diverse communities is what is most important to me. So following that, Marie, Lorena, and I went to see live (Tropa?) music at a paaacked bar. The environment was great and although it was loud, we kept the conversation up by all having our heads in the middle of the table and talking as loud as we possibly could just to hear one another in Spanish. Lorena is great because she is easy going with Marie's and my Spanish; and she'll correct us when needed. Dancing was a bit in store afterward so we headed off to a different place. Initially the place was pretty empty but a short time after we had started dancing more people joined the floor. You've got to love the House/remixed music; Marie commented with a smile that she and I dance like such hippies. Jaja, oh well; it's all about the diverse style, no?:)