Queer Latinx Archives

Nuestras Familias: The Importance of Chosen Family For Queer Latinxs

Virginia IsaadAugust 18, 2022August 24, 2022

by Virginia IsaadAugust 18, 2022August 24, 2022038505

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, 202203782

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, 202204508

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

Digame: Kim Guerra of Brown Badass Bonita Discusses Her Mission to Empower Latinas

Virginia IsaadJune 24, 2021June 29, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJune 24, 2021June 29, 2021010557

Digame is a monthly series featuring prominent Latinx leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, and public figures uplifting the community and making a difference. Kim Guerra is a queer woman of color, a writer, advocate, and entrepreneur who founded Brown Badass Bonita, a brand...

News and Entertainment

“The L Word: Generation Q” To Star Latina Actors Playing Latina Roles

Virginia IsaadOctober 29, 2019July 27, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 29, 2019July 27, 202005476

Latinx representation on TV and film is limited but queer Latinx representation has essentially been nonexistent until Vida came along and now the The L Word reboot will also (hopefully) help usher a new era and group of queer Latinx...

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‘Vida’ Season 2 Episode 8: The Search for San Cha

Priscilla BlossomJuly 4, 2019August 1, 2020

by Priscilla BlossomJuly 4, 2019August 1, 202003378

Last time on Vida, Emma and Eddy were clashing over painting over the bar’s mural. Seeing as we open with the mural being painted over in the opening credits, it’s obvious who won that battle. But has Emma finally forgiven...

Culture

Queer Latinx Artist Sam Kirk on Carving Her Own Path

Priscilla BlossomJune 25, 2019August 5, 2020

by Priscilla BlossomJune 25, 2019August 5, 202003473

When Chicago-based artist Sam Kirk was 15 years old, she was outed by a teacher at her all-girls private Catholic school. Little did she know that it would someday lead her to find her calling and eventually create a flourishing...

News and Entertainment

Joy of Jesse and Joy Comes Out, Announces Pregnancy

Virginia IsaadApril 19, 2019August 10, 2020

by Virginia IsaadApril 19, 2019August 10, 202008475

Mexican singer Joy Huerta, one-half of the brother-sister pop duo Jesse & Joy, took to Twitter to announce she’s in a relationship with a woman and they’re expecting a baby. Along with an ultrasound video of their daughter, Huerta posted...

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Afro-Latina Tessa Thompson Comes Out As Bi-Sexual

Johanna FerreiraJuly 3, 2018September 21, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJuly 3, 2018September 21, 202002677

Pride month might be over but that doesn’t make this coming-out story any less inspiring. Tessa Thompson has been throwing hints at being bi-sexual for a while now but she recently confirmed it in a profile interview with Net-A-Porter that has...

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Tanya Saracho on Machismo, Gentrification & “Vida”

Yolanda MachadoMay 6, 2018October 2, 2020

by Yolanda MachadoMay 6, 2018October 2, 202001655

There’s this saying in Spanish that if you’re a Latina, you probably heard at least once as a little girl: “calladita te ves más bonita.” It literally means “when you don’t speak, you look prettier.” It’s a pretty terrible thing...

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STARZ “Vida” Finally Gives Latinx the Representation We Deserve

Yolanda MachadoMay 5, 2018October 2, 2020

by Yolanda MachadoMay 5, 2018October 2, 202001423

The Latinx community has been demanding for equal on-screen representation, but we never stopped to ask what representation should look like. Sure, in the past, as long as they had dark hair and tan skin it was called representation. But...