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Brown and Out Is the Boyle Heights Festival Bringing LGBTQ Latinx Stories to the Stage

Mey Valdivia Rude — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:02:48 +0000

After meeting Latino students who were living double lives – feeling they had to hide their queerness and be “perfect immigrant sons” for their families – Josefina López felt LGBTQ Latinx writers needed a space to tell their stories. So in 2011, she set out to create the Brown and Out Festival. Originally, the plays

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13 Latinxs on How Their Parents Succeeded & Failed With “The Talk”

Mey Valdivia Rude — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 20:21:50 +0000

In many Latinx families, the birds and the bees talk is more of a whisper and less an actual conversation that is as detailed and informative as a good chisme session. Many parents avoid this potentially awkward, but extremely important talk, and because of this, generations of Latinxs feel they didn’t get the information they

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8 Unsung LGBTQ Latinx Heroes You Should Know

Mey Valdivia Rude — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 20:53:35 +0000

June is LGBTQ Pride month, a time for us to celebrate our community, our history, our culture, and our people. We’ve come a long, long way since the first Pride celebrations. Latina legends, such as Sylvia Rivera and Gloria Anzaldúa, have paved the way for current Latinx LGBTQ Icons like Wilson Cruz, Sara Ramirez and

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8 Pioneering Trans Latinas to Honor During Women’s History Month

Mey Valdivia Rude — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 19:47:17 +0000

Women’s History Month is a hugely important time of year when we highlight the contributions women have made and continue to make to history. But as we acknowledge and celebrate how they broke barriers and pushed society forward, it’s crucial we don’t just talk about one type of woman. We need to learn about how

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