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10 Latinx LGBTQIA+ Characters Currently on TV

Nicole YoungJune 21, 2022June 21, 2022

by Nicole YoungJune 21, 2022June 21, 2022016600

The entertainment industry has seemingly finally come to the realization that people want to see shows and stories that reflect their everyday lives and experiences. LGBTQIA+ characters and storylines have been around for decades on TV but they were few...

Lifestyle

10 Products from LGBTQIA+ Latinx Companies You Need

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 10, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 10, 202204699

While Pride Month makes it “trendy” to support LGBTQIA+ companies, it’s important to show that support all year long. It brings us joy to see that beautiful rainbow flag splashed everywhere during the month of June and the rest of the...

News and Entertainment

Xochitl Gomez Plays LGBTQ+ Character America Chavez in ‘Doctor Strange’ Sequel

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 29, 2022May 6, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 29, 2022May 6, 2022013344

Xochitl Gomez is set to bring the LGBTQ Marvel character, America Chavez, to life on the big screen for the very first time in the upcoming film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, which premieres on...

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Dancer Moesha Perez is Competing in Lizzo’s Body Positive Dance Competition

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 24, 2022March 24, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 24, 2022March 24, 202208912

Moesha Perez, 24, has a bubbly personality that translates beautifully in her dancing which she’s been doing since she was 2 and the basis for her entry into reality television. The Bronx-born dancer is a competitor on Grammy-award-winning singer, Lizzo’s,...

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A Lesbian Couple from Texas Was Tortured & Killed in Mexico; Suspects Arrested

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 31, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 31, 2022022494

Violence against women and members of the LGBTQIA+ continues throughout Latin America and the rate is startling even with just a month into the new year. Recently, a lesbian couple from Texas was found dismembered and killed in the city...

Lifestyle

Latinx Entrepreneurs to Know and Support During Pride Month

Nicole YoungJune 17, 2021

by Nicole YoungJune 17, 202106047

Pride month is in full effect and there are many ways to support the LGBTQ community, not only this month but all year round. Not only are members of the LGBTQ community standing up for what they believe in by...

News and Entertainment

8 LGBTQ Latinx Movies to Watch This Pride Month

Nicole YoungJune 9, 2021June 11, 2021

by Nicole YoungJune 9, 2021June 11, 202109625

The LGBTQ community has faced prejudice and violence for many years and although it continues to improve in the United States, places like Latin America still look down upon people in this community. Latin American films have represented these issues...

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Non-Binary Star Sara Ramírez to Join ‘Sex and the City’ Reboot

Virginia IsaadMay 27, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMay 27, 202106366

The continuing trend of rebooting shows and diversifying the casts – like in Saved by the Bell and Charmed – is carrying on to one of the most iconic shows of all time. It was recently announced that nonbinary star...

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Demi Lovato Comes Out as Nonbinary and Changes Pronouns

Virginia IsaadMay 19, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMay 19, 202102908

Grammy-nominated singer Demi Lovato has been opening up in the public eye most recently with their four-part Youtube docuseries Dancing with the Devil. They opened up about their broken engagement and that they’re “too queer to marry a man in...

Culture

Celebrate Pride With These LGBTQ Latinx Trailblazers

Bill O’ConnorJune 15, 2020September 28, 2020

by Bill O’ConnorJune 15, 2020September 28, 2020011653

With all of its glitter, rainbow glory, dazzling processions, and eye candy, gay pride month has made yet another June that much better. Last year, we saw the addition of black and brown stripes to the iconic rainbow flag, which stemmed from a...

Culture

Georgette Gomez Could Be the First Queer Latina in Congress

Yvette MontoyaMarch 3, 2020August 19, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaMarch 3, 2020August 19, 202002783

Georgette Gomez was the first queer Latina elected to San Diego City Council President. Now she wants to be the first queer Latina in Congress representing San Diego’s 53rd Congressional District. Growing up in San Diego’s Barrio Logan, Gomez’s first cause...

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A Puerto Rican Trans Woman Was Murdered

Araceli CruzFebruary 26, 2020July 23, 2020

by Araceli CruzFebruary 26, 2020July 23, 202002421

A transwoman named Neulisa Luciano Ruiz, who also reportedly went by Alexa, was killed in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico on Monday. The unknown assailants have yet to be arrested and police said they believe it was four teenagers that committed the...