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Empowering Latine Queer Voices: The Story Behind NYC’s Maricón Parties

Alan López — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:31:59 +0000

Joselo, along with co-founder Fried Plátano, launched Maricón in 2014 to create a space where QTPOC (queer and trans people of color) artists could thrive. Their dedication to uplifting marginalized voices through music, art, and culture has made Maricón a transformative event in NYC nightlife. Read on as Joselo shares the story and mission behind

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Ricky Martin Reveals His Dad Encouraged Him to Come Out as Gay

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:51:39 +0000

Ricky Martin is opening up about the pivotal role his father played in the Puerto Rican superstar’s decision to publicly come out as gay. In an interview on Sirius XM’s Andy Cohen Live, the singer got candid about how his decision to reveal his sexuality in 2010 would have never happened without the support of

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Meet Humberly González, the Latina Lead in Hallmark’s First Lesbian Christmas Movie

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:18:49 +0000

Humberly González has done a lot to get to where she is. The actress, who stars in Friends & Family Christmas, Hallmark Channel’s first lesbian holiday romance, is anything but a newcomer. In fact, Friends & Family Christmas isn’t even her first time playing a queer character. But it’s still an important landmark for González,

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A Brief History of Pope Francis’ Stance on LGBTQ+ Issues

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:08:56 +0000

Pope Francis, the first Latin American Pope in history, has been the head of the Catholic Church going on ten years now. In his ten years in the papacy, he has often spoken about the need for the Catholic Church to welcome all people, regardless of sexual orientation. The Church’s latest radical shift: allowing Catholic

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Terry Blas’ Marvel Superhero Transforms Into Dinosaurs — Here’s Why You Should Read

Kiko Martinez — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:59:39 +0000

Author and illustrator Terry Blas grew up reading comic books as far back as he can remember. So, when Marvel reached out and asked him to pitch some story ideas to expand on their superhero Reptil, he was surprised that he didn’t know who he was. “He’s been around for a few years, but I

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You Should Stream: LGBTQ Youth-Focused Web Series ‘Kikis with Louie’ Features MJ Rodriguez & Others

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 04:51:24 +0000

Ahead of the 30th Anniversary of World AIDS Day, Advocates For Youth and the MAC Aids Fund have launched a brand-new web series called Kikis with Louie. As its fabulous title suggests, this is a candid sit-down talk show designed for the young LGBTQ population. Hosted by Louie Ortiz-Fonseca, Director of LGBTQ Health and Rights at Advocates for

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‘Las Chuntá’ Doc Shines a Light on the Gender-Bending Men Of Mexico’s Fiesta Grande

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:31:12 +0000

Every year, in the small town of Chiapa de Corzo in Chiapas, Mexico, thousands of men put on colorful skirts, wear makeup and march through the streets during the Fiesta Grande. They’re known as the Chuntá, and they’re the subject of Genevieve Roudané’s documentary of the same name. Las Chuntá (The Chuntá) immerses audiences into the vibrant celebrations in

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In ‘Queering the Script’ Doc, Stephanie Beatriz Relives the Funny Moment When She Came Out on Twitter

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 20:53:43 +0000

There’s a common thread connecting Xena: Warrior Princess to The L Word to Pose. Tracing that thread of what queer female representation on television has looked like in the past three decades is precisely what Gabrielle Zilkha’s Queering the Script documentary is all about. The doc serves as a necessary history lesson on how TV has depicted queer female characters, as

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From Gay Conversion Therapy to Leather Competitions: 11 Must-See Latino Movies Playing Outfest

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:42:56 +0000

Pride month may be over, but Outfest Los Angeles is very much ready to keep its spirit alive this month of July. The annual LGBTQ film festival has, as always, curated a program that showcases the wild variety of the queer experience. Indeed, for the second year in a row, more than two-thirds of Outfest

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REVIEW: Argentine Drama ‘Fin de Siglo’ Explores the Changing Face of Gay Male Intimacy

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 18:06:22 +0000

The dream logic that governs Lucio Castro’s feature film debut Fin de siglo (End of the Century) is hard to pin down. That’s because, on first look, there is nothing unreal about what we’re watching in this languid decades-spanning love story. Ocho, a young Argentine man (Juan Barberini) is on holiday in Barcelona. He’s a bit

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