Since the beginning of time, we have come to recognize the progression of people’s different sexualities and the positive change in norms presented towards races. However, this only applies to the United States, whereas many other third world developing countries face struggles in order to retain the same freedom countries like the United States possess. In Anna-Maurie Lara’s Queer Freedom: Black Sovereignty, we acknowledge how a great nation like the Dominican Republic isn’t nearly as loose in terms of policy and ideology, rather is defensive of the growth of modern norms presented by minority groups. “Many, in particular the rayanos (border residents) and laborers who work in the binational or multinational free trade zones, know that the border is porous and the movement of people is uncontainable—as are friendships, love, and sex.” I find this quote very important as it lists the specific attributes that cultivate a society that doesn’t have the strongest backbone, and helps us realize the true meaning of a group, and how colonization is nothing more than the destruction of habitats and livelihoods. Anna-Maurie’s ethnography style is one I find appealing, considering the fact that her roots aren’t far from her studies, allowing for background information to go hand in hand with the facts that communities are dealt with. Overall, this is a piece that is unique to previous ethnographic styles, however allows for the inclusivity of different language forms and interpretations.