LGBTQIA Archives

What Being a Woman Means to Me & Why I Identify as a ‘Demigirl’

Sofía AguilarMarch 2, 2023

by Sofía AguilarMarch 2, 202302177

It’s Women’s History Month and I’m back to thinking more deeply about gender and queerness during this month than any other time of the year. It’s not that I’m not not a woman, but within the last few years, my gender...

News and Entertainment

Cuba Legalizes Same Sex Marriage & Passes New Family Code in Historic Vote

Sofía AguilarSeptember 27, 2022

by Sofía AguilarSeptember 27, 202203432

Cuba became the latest country in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage on Sept. 26, following in the footsteps of Chile and six other countries in LATAM. With the exception of Guatemala, Latin America has slowly become more progressive in...

Culture Family

Nuestras Familias: The Importance of Chosen Family For Queer Latinxs

Virginia IsaadAugust 18, 2022August 24, 2022

by Virginia IsaadAugust 18, 2022August 24, 2022039036

Family is everything to me. Growing up my dad would always say “No hay nadie como la familia”, and when I moved from Inglewood, California to Sacramento, a little less than 400 miles North, for college, I finally knew what...

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Demi Lovato’s Pronouns Shouldn’t Be Up For Debate

Sofía AguilarAugust 12, 2022August 15, 2022

by Sofía AguilarAugust 12, 2022August 15, 202204085

When singer and podcast host Demi Lovato announced this week that they would start using she/her pronouns again, I was probably one of the few who had little to no reaction. In May 2021, the 29-year-old singer, who is of...

Lifestyle

10 Products from LGBTQIA+ Latinx Companies You Need

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 10, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 10, 202205036

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...

Culture

12 LGBTQIA+ Latinx Authors Amplifying Queer Stories Through Their Work

Sofía AguilarJune 9, 2022June 20, 2022

by Sofía AguilarJune 9, 2022June 20, 202207097

While we should be reading LGBTQIA+ authors and Latinx authors throughout the year, it’s always special to read stories written by writers who are both LGBTQIA+ and Latinx during Pride Month. Especially because large corporations rainbow-ify their logos to sell...

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‘Love, Victor’ Star Isabella Ferreira Talks Queer Latina Rep in Hollywood & New Movie ‘Crush’

Sofía AguilarJune 3, 2022June 6, 2022

by Sofía AguilarJune 3, 2022June 6, 202205268

Rising star and Latina actress Isabella Ferreira is a beacon of light for other young Latinas looking to see themselves represented on-screen. The actress, who is of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent, first made her mark on the industry with...

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Ariana DeBose to Star In and Produce Latinx Bisexual Rom-Com

damarisgaleanoApril 20, 2022

by damarisgaleanoApril 20, 202203114

Ariana DeBose made a name for herself as the supporting actress in West Side Story playing Anita and now she’s moving on to a leading role. It was just announced that she’s starring and executive producing romantic comedy Two and...

News and Entertainment

Chile Becomes Eighth Country to Approve Same Sex Marriage in LATAM

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonDecember 8, 2021December 8, 202103330

In a historic move, Chile’s Congress approved same-sex marriage by a huge majority on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. The country is now the eighth country in Latin America to do so, and the 31st in the world. Legislation to allow...

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Mj Rodriguez Makes History as First Trans Performer Nominated for Major Acting Emmy

Virginia IsaadJuly 13, 2021December 30, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 13, 2021December 30, 202105093

Mj Rodriguez‘s acclaimed portrayal of Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista on the series Pose, a period drama about ballroom culture, earned her a historic nomination. Rodriguez, who is of Afro-Puerto Rican descent, just made history after receiving an Emmy nomination in the lead...

Culture

Afro-Boricua Author Jaquira Díaz Talks Queerness, Pride and Representation

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 29, 2021June 29, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 29, 2021June 29, 202105417

It’s been a busy couple of years for Puerto Rican author Jaquira Díaz since publishing her critically acclaimed memoir Ordinary Girls in 2019. She’s gotten married, lived through a pandemic, continued work on her first novel and embarked on several...

Culture

10 Must-Read Books Centered on the Queer Latinx Experience

Virginia IsaadJune 29, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJune 29, 2021013639

As we reach the last few days of pride month, we can’t help but think of the talented Latinx writers paving the way for the queer Latinx experience in literature. From poetry to fiction to memoirs, there are several important...