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8 Latinx LGBTQ Activists We Should All Know About

Nicole YoungJune 22, 2021June 28, 2021

by Nicole YoungJune 22, 2021June 28, 202108664

We have been celebrating LGBTQ communities all month long but within this community we like to put a focus on the amazing people who celebrate their Latinx culture and fight for LGBTQ rights all year long. Within this community there...

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Mexico Crowns Miss Trans Beauty and This is the Kind of Visibility We Need

Virginia IsaadJuly 30, 2019August 3, 2020

by Virginia IsaadJuly 30, 2019August 3, 202003545

On Monday, 21 transgender beauty queens from various Mexican states participated in a three-part beauty competition held in Mexico City, to increase transgender visibility in a country known for its violence against the trans community. Ivanna Cázares, from the state...

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‘The Craft’ Remake Is Having an Open Casting Call for Transgender Latinas

Araceli CruzJune 11, 2019August 4, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 11, 2019August 4, 202002733

In March, we told you that a remake of The Craft was in the works. Now we’re here to let you know that you now have a chance to be in it. The film — about four young women who...

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Salvadoran Transwoman Dies After Six Weeks in ICE Custody

Virginia IsaadJune 5, 2019August 4, 2020

by Virginia IsaadJune 5, 2019August 4, 202001457

Transgender asylum seeker Johana Medina Leon died June 1 after being held for six weeks at a private Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in New Mexico. Leon was a 25-year-old from El Salvador who requested asylum at the...

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Yalitza Aparicio Among Time’s Most Influential

Virginia IsaadApril 17, 2019August 10, 2020

by Virginia IsaadApril 17, 2019August 10, 202004814

Time magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world includes several Latinx. The list, divided into five section including pioneers, titans, artists, leaders, and icons, features almost an equal number of men and women who are...

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11 Transgender Latinas Empowering the LGBTQIA Community

Virginia IsaadApril 2, 2019March 31, 2021

by Virginia IsaadApril 2, 2019March 31, 2021013234

In America, 1.4 million people identify as transgender but despite the strength in numbers, the community continues to face harassment and prejudice. Activists have been working for decades to promote trans rights and increasing visibility in an environment where being...