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My Experience as a Dominicana at an Elite Private School in New York

Ashley MercadoFebruary 13, 2023March 14, 2023

by Ashley MercadoFebruary 13, 2023March 14, 202303157

In my 23 years of living, there have been many things that I have not been sure of, but my Dominican identity was surely not one of them. I grew up in Washington Heights in Manhattan, known as the Little...

Lifestyle

10 Products from LGBTQIA+ Latinx Companies You Need

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 10, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 10, 202204718

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

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

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 29, 2021June 29, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 29, 2021June 29, 202105141

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

Latinx LGBTQIA Icons We Should All Know

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiJune 17, 2020March 8, 2021

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiJune 17, 2020March 8, 2021018184

June is Pride Month, and while we celebrate our LGBTQIA+ brothers and sisters on the regular, this is a special time to rightfully put the focus on this amazing community, and culture. Within the community, there are people who have...

Culture

Celebrate Pride With These LGBTQ Latinx Trailblazers

Bill O’ConnorJune 15, 2020September 28, 2020

by Bill O’ConnorJune 15, 2020September 28, 2020011680

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

7 Children’s Books to Read During Pride Month

Priscilla BlossomJune 16, 2019August 5, 2020

by Priscilla BlossomJune 16, 2019August 5, 202003007

Someone recently asked me how I celebrate Pride Month as a queer woman, and at first, I wasn’t sure. I love seeing my city filled with even more rainbows and glitter than usual (I already live in a gayborhood), but...

Lifestyle

Lola’s POV: Why It’s So Important For Me To Attend The Pride Parade

lolaJune 10, 2018September 28, 2020

by lolaJune 10, 2018September 28, 20200954

I feel like I started writing this POV way before I went to the #PRIDE march last Sunday. I was asked by two of my best friends to accompany them to the parade, and of course, I said yes! During...

Culture

11 Times Latina Celebs Have Defended Their Afro-Latina Identity

Priscilla RodriguezFebruary 18, 2018October 27, 2020

by Priscilla RodriguezFebruary 18, 2018October 27, 2020019998

Roughly 48% of Latin America is black. According to a Pew Research Center survey, “one-quarter of all U.S. Latinos self-identify as Afro-Latino, Afro-Caribbean or of African descent with roots in Latin America.” Yet, Afro-Latinx identity is constantly being questioned. There’s...