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Manuel has been living as a gay man for nearly a decade and is in a committed relationship. The groups or gangs are mostly made up of inmates known as dropouts who have asked to be placed on the sensitive needs yard in exchange for information about gang activities.

For several years Romero committed crimes for the gang, including drug-related crimes and was even picked up in a murder investigation. Gay gang members who are in Latino gangs not only have to deal with the stereotypical machismo seen in Latino culture, Dinco said, they have to contend with the hyper-masculine posturing within the gang microculture.

However, an exact number of openly gay gang members is difficult to come by since many do not disclose their sexual orientation. More in News. Manuel, however, said he was not on the special needs yard while in prison. While he said these gangs are a growing problem, San Bernardino County Probation Officer and gang expert Nate Scarrano said the number of people in the gangs is still small.

The Gay Boy Gangsters are part of a group of prison gangs that have sprung up on the sensitive needs yards, according to Richard Valdemar, a gang expert and retired Los Angeles Police Department gang detective.

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Filmmaker Dino Dinco felt this was an underrepresented population that had stories that needed to be told. It took Manuel — he wanted to use only his first name — several years to admit he was gay. He was never charged in the incident, but Romero realized his gang family had turned their backs on him while he behind bars.

Black Straight Thugs Going Gay • Playlist • 26 videos •views Play all. There are dropout gangs in 32 of the 33 California state prisons, Valdemar said in a recent interview. Those yards at California state prisons are designated for inmates requiring special protection, such as certain sex offenders, informants and homosexuals.

Romero left his gang when he was arrested in connection with a murder investigation. Both Manuel and Romero said they joined the gangs for the same reasons other young boys join: to have the support system they felt was lacking in their family structure.

When he returned, he learned most of the people he ran with had died either in gang violence or through drug overdoses.

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Manuel, who grew up in the South Los Angeles area and spent a good deal of time in Long Beach, did not want to disclose what city he lived in for fear of retaliation. He has tried to erase most of the signs of his criminal past, but there are still some remnants, including a few tattoos.

With an estimated 9 million Americans identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, according to a report from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, gays are part of nearly every aspect of life, even within the gang life.

Black and Latin gay DVDs from the best studios: DawgPoundUSA, Papithugz, Black Rayne, Entertainment West, Raw Strokes, and MORE. A quiet boy, he was frequently the target of bullies, Romero said, until one day a gang member offered him protection and taught Romero how to fight.

A new documentary, 'Unforgivable,' follows Geovany, a gay former gang hitman, who grapples with both his sexuality and his violent past. Rios, who followed older siblings into gang life, finally walked away after being ordered into rehab in Seattle and then living there for a few years.

While most gay gang members operate within traditional gangs, there is a group made up solely of gay criminals. By Beatriz E. Valenzuela bvalenzuela scng.