French author Andre Gide once said,
"It's better to be hated for what you are
than to be loved for what you aren't."
Hello and welcome to<i> Case Closed.</i>
That's an interesting quote.
It brings up a concept...
We all want to be loved... but for what you aren't?
Let's see what our first case is about.
Bring out the litigants.
What do they insinuate I am?
This has to stop immediately.
All we want is for him to be who he wants.
And for the mockery and harassment to stop.
Good afternoon and welcome.
Good afternoon.
Geovani, you're the plaintiff.
You're suing Karla and Jesus, who I understand
are your father and sister.
That's right.
Why are you suing them and what do you demand
to resolve this case?
Ma'am, I'm suing my father and sister
because they're employing a social media campaign
to create a totally false image of who I am.
It's affecting my personal and social lives.
They need to stop using me for their anti-homophobia campaign.
By using my image, I'm coming across
as a poster child for homosexuality,
but it's not true.
I am not gay.
Wow!
What you're saying is totally absurd.
These are your father and sister.
Why are they labeling you as something you're not?
How old are you?
19.
How did this situation come about?
I've been a calm kid my whole life.
I don't like sports.
I prefer the arts and reading and going to the movies.
You have other tastes. Fantastic.
Totally different tastes, and in Puerto Rico...
They're not typical macho tastes.
Exactly.
In Puerto Rico, if you're not a big, strong guy with a beard
in baggy clothes, then you must be homosexual.
To be clear, not just in Puerto Rico.
We can apply that concept all over the world.
For a long time I've heard the insults
and dealt with stuff,
but I learned to ignore it and deal with it in my own way.
But two months ago, I experienced something
that affected my father,
and that's when they started this campaign
to combat homophobia.
What happened two months ago?
I was going out with my best friend as we often did.
Just to chill at a bar.
But two guys started harassing us and making comments,
asking if we're dating and who the girl is,
if we're a lesbian couple, etc.
It's happened to me plenty, so I ignored it.
But it reaches a point...
Ma'am...
Let him finish explaining.
Please, Dad.
Fine. Continue.
They were physically attacking my friend,
and I had to do something.
So I started fighting, but look at me, ma'am.
I can't really...
You're not a big guy.
It didn't go great for me, my best friend tried to help,
but he ended up in worse shape than me.
When we got home and my dad saw me, it affected him,
which I understood.
I told him not to call the cops because in Puerto Rico,
nothing is done in cases like these.
You file a report and give a description
of the people who supposedly roughed you up,
but they don't investigate.
Even though it's a hate crime, which is what it is.
Just because you're not gay, they're behaving
under the assumption that you are!
So it's still considered a hate crime.
And the police don't follow up on these cases?
No, but my father took justice into his own hands.
He took pictures of me,
and my sister helped him create a page
on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat,
basically all over social media.
They're constantly posting pictures
of me after I was beaten.
So they've got a huge network of followers
who know me and think I'm gay.
They've got a false concept of who I am.
Because of this, I can't even go to the corner store
to buy bread because my lifelong neighbors
congratulate me and support me for coming out of the closet.
"How's your boyfriend?" they ask.
These comments make me uncomfortable.
-Because they're not true. -They're not.
You're 19.
Have you been with a woman?
Yes.
-You have. -Yes.
So in your mind, there's no doubt at all
as to your sexual orientation.
Exactly.
You know what you like.
But I don't post it on social media.
No, I get you.
So you want them to stop this campaign,
or rather, continue it, but not use your image.
Yes.
Like I mentioned, there've been experiences.
I'm not one to talk to strangers,
but at school, these people I don't know
come up to me, congratulating me and supporting me.
"What your dad is doing is awesome."
So I don't know how to react when a homosexual
tells me he came out of the closet because of me
and thanks me.
I don't know how to tell him I'm not gay.
That I'm not the superhero he thinks I am.
It's gotten to the point
that men are constantly messaging me.
So you're attracting attention you don't want.
Vulgar things I don't want to see.
Do you have a girlfriend? Have you ever had one?
I'll explain.
I was in a relationship with a girl.
We were talking and it was getting serious,
but because of this, she begins to doubt me.
She says my dad's saying I'm gay.
And if it's my family, well...
So I told her it wasn't true.
She even asked me if she was my beard, which offended me.
It's really annoying.
I really cared about her, but because of this,
she dumped me,
so I lost this person that I was really into.
That's what led me to say enough is enough.
My life can't continue to change
because of what my father and sister are posting
all over social media when I myself
never even posted that much!
I'm very private, and I value my privacy.
Okay. I got it.
Do you have evidence? Oh, we have some here.
"I'll wear what I want on my head.
Just try and call me gay or hit me."
I'm just supporting my son, ma'am.
"I'm proud of my son, even if he's different."
That's you after the beating, right?
Yes.
Two months ago.
And that's your friend.
Yes.
Great.
I understand.
Good afternoon.
I'm Jesus, Geovani's father.
He's told you how he feels,
but this has been going on
since he was in elementary school.
Geovani's always been a calm kid.
He likes the arts and music.
He likes to look good. He's a metrosexual.
Great.
He doesn't like going to the gym.
He's effeminate, like many other men who aren't gay.
They're just effeminate.
He's metrosexual.
After that beating he received two months ago,
I couldn't take it anymore.
Somebody had to hear me out.
As he mentioned, the police take a statement,
take pictures, do nothing,
and file away the case.
So somebody has to hear me out.
I'm listening to you.
I get what you're doing, but I don't understand why.
Because it's affecting me. I even had a stroke!
I'll be direct so as not to waste time.
You're insinuating that your son is gay.
No, ma'am.
Listen to me for a moment.
You're not insinuating that he's metrosexual.
Nowhere does it say there "my son isn't gay
even though he looks it.
That's why idiots are being prejudiced.
So I'm defending him."
It's one thing to defend him with what you're implying.
It's another to defend him with the truth.
You're not doing that.
Or do you question your son's sexual orientation?
He looks at his daughter.
It's like me asking Ignacio for the ruling on a case.
Let her explain.
Our mother died when he was five and I was ten,
so I've always looked after him.
In school, he's always been like what you see.
A good-looking, studious kid.
He's artistic and likes performing.
Totally unlike other kids who prefer sports and so on.
His nose was always in a book.
That made him a little more sensitive
and he felt himself marginalized.
They called him sissy and f-- at school,
and I'm the one who defended him.
I didn't ask her to defend me.
So I've got the pain of a big sister, of a mother.
He didn't ask you to defend him.
I know he didn't, and I understand.
But then who would?
He can't defend himself.
Listen up.
He's got someone to defend him.
Karla, it's great that he's got someone to defend him,
if that's what he wanted.
But he's up for the challenge of dealing with who he is,
which I think is wonderful in a person.
No matter who one is, one must deal with the consequences
of what others think, as people often do.
Instead of coming up with new ideas,
people are obsessed with others' identities,
and I don't know why.
Let's take a short break, but first listen t
Yes or no?
Of course they do.
You don't?
I don't.
To me, if he is or isn't doesn't matter,
so I won't answer with a yes or no.
He has the right to be whatever he wants.
See, ma'am?
Even my own family questions me.
That's why they're misleading about my image.
You're losing focus.
You're causing more trouble for him.
People are misinterpreting who he is
and what his identity is.
He was dumped by his girlfriend because of all this.
As a responsible father, it's my duty to protect my son.
Any witnesses?
I have one.
Bring out the plaintiff's witness.
Look, this is all well and good,
but we can't stray far from reality.
The truth must always come first in life.
And he's needlessly suffering.
As am I as a father.
Good afternoon, sir. Your name?
I'm Tony.
-You're Geovani's friend. -His best friend.
We're childhood friends, so we know each other well.
I have something to say.
I believe that both his father and sister think he's gay.
Their attitude proves it.
I agree.
I think they question Geovani's sexual orientation.
They're proving it.
And just like it affects them, it affects me.
What's happening to him is happening to me.
Everything happening on the street to him
happens to me.
I'm questioned every day.
People think we're a couple.
My parents question me.
So I'll ask you. Are you gay?
No. I love women.
You love women.
We've dated women, but this is affecting us.
Please bring out Dr. Madeline Hernandez
and attorney Lizette Sierra
so we can discuss two issues relevant
to what I consider an absurd situation.
This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
Good afternoon.
Good afternoon, ma'am.
Let's talk about this.
I'm focusing on what's most obvious to me.
I believe that they aren't clear
about his sexual orientation.
I agree.
-You do? -Yes.
And that campaign is just more discrimination against him.
It's slandering him.
They're suggesting something about him...
That isn't true.
Why do they question Geovani's sexual orientation?
I think because of the traits previously mentioned.
Geovani exhibits feminine traits.
Yes.
And we succumb to the stereotype
that men with feminine qualities are probably gay.
And that's not right.
So you're saying a good percentage of the world
has to be taught that a man doesn't have to be
a big oaf to be heterosexual.
Of course not.
He doesn't have to be crude or talk like this.
He doesn't have to like sports.
He can be as feminine as a woman and be
completely heterosexual.
That's right.
So we're the ones who're wrong.
I believe so.
We're ignorant.
Many men are into the creative arts.
That has nothing to do with socialization.
It's biological too, a process in the brain.
Being interested in those things
doesn't make them feminine.
They can be both.
Of course.
Let's talk about this campaign.
They're using his image
to propagate something about him that isn't true.
This is defamation.
I'd argue that this is a gray area
with merit on both sides.
Consider a memoir, a book of one's life story.
They're talking about an event that affected them
and informing the community...
But they're distorting it.
They're saying he's gay when he isn't.
They don't say it directly.
They imply it.
Yes, but for it to be defamation,
it'd have to be proven untrue.
We know he's not gay, but they're not saying it directly.
They're talking about something else.
So it's arguably not defamation.
Or invasion of privacy either
because the event happened publicly.
And they're not divulging private information about him
because they're not calling him gay.
I understand that part.
But I still think this is a private matter,
and above all, you are a loving family.
You love one another...
I love and support my son.
Shh.
Since you love and support each other,
this should've never even made it to here.
I'm glad it did because it's an interesting topic
we've dealt with, but listen up.
As a loving family, you resolve this one of two ways.
Either stop using any images of him for your campaign
or clarify the matter.
Be as clear as can be.
"My son isn't gay, yet because of his appearance,
people label him a certain way,
and just look at the consequences
of the hate in this world."
Use the truth, not insinuations
because they're hurting him.
That's what I'd do.
Secondly, I'd end the whole campaign.
He's a private kid, and I get the impression
he can deal with the consequences of who he is.
And he does it like a man.
Like a courageous human being.
So respect that.
Respect him
and respect his wish for you to stop insinuating
he's something that he isn't.
And do it with love and respect.
That's what a close family does.
What I did was out of love and respect.
But now you'll end the campaign for the same reasons.
Because I rule in your favor.
They are to stop using your image
because you aren't that,
and you don't like them saying you are.
It's final. Case closed!
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