Support the Latino Equality Alliance in 2012
Without a doubt, we are supporters of the Latino Equality Alliance. This organization is made up of friends and leaders that are all passionate about the movement in our community. In 2011, their organization became a proud sponsor and financial investor of our documentary. They are an agent of positive cultural, political and social change...
Noche De Las Memorias: community event of public remembrance, music and prayer.
Join us for the 18th Annual Noche De Las Memorias Strengthening Our Voices, Working Together For Change A World AIDS Day Event December 1, 2011 at 7 PM Noche de las Memorias is a free World AIDS Day community event of public remembrance, music and prayer. Be part of the community World AIDS Day commemoration...
For Colored Boys Who Speak Softly – Yosimar Reyes
For Colored Boys Who Speak Softly From the Mountains of Guerrero, Mexico comes Yosimar Reyes, a Two-Spirit Poet/Activist Based out of San Jose,CA. His style has been described as “a brave and vulnerable voice that shines light on the issues affecting Queer Immigrant Youth and the many disenfranchised communities in the U.S and throughout the...
Buy Tickets for Summer Coco-nut: Poolside Summer Benefit!
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR, HOWEVER DUE TO CAPACITY LIMITATIONS– ADMISSION IS NOT GUARANTEED! PURCHASE PRE-SALE TICKETS TO SECURE ADMISSION! Summer Coco-Nut Benefit Items Admission $10.00 Beer Ticket $3.00 Liquor Ticket $5.00 Summer Coco-Nut [suhm-er koh-kuh-nuht] – noun: (1) motherfuckin’ hot summer pool party (2) mouth watering mirage of hot young latino...
Payasos Host a Benefit for Us
This is a fund-raising event supporting “Gay Latino Los Angeles” This is a documentary in production that follows the lives of three young and diverse gay Latino men and the issues they face on their journey into adulthood. THE PAYASOS – L.A. WOULD THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT… One year and...
Gracias a todos. Together, we did it!
Gracias a todos. Together, we did it! On Sunday at 12:00 noon, we managed to raise $15,710 good old American dollars, enough money to finish our documentary. Toma! My heart is yours! =) The movie team and myself are inspired, excited and motivated to continue with completing post-production. We can now afford the hard...
New Promotional Video
UPDATE I only have a few hours to raise my goal of $15,000 or I won’t get any of my money. I am hoping that you will get one of the major amounts to help me out! For five years now, I worked passionately on my documentary- researching our history, interviewing members in our community...
Waiting for Major Donors, Waiting for Sunday
Compadres, Familia y Admiradores, The chances of reaching our goal of $15,000 by Sunday morning are great, but we are waiting on a few major backers to get online and submit their pledge! If we reach our goal (fingers crossed), your credit cards will...
Editing Room: Hanging with the Team
Behind the scenes frustration Behind the scenes affection Ray is a calm, cool and collected digitizer. Logging and capturing footage Raul editing footage Lola on Camera
That feeling of loving another man…
The following is a written response (a letter) to a video that we posted on Youtube to promote the documentary. His identity is anonymous, but if you read this letter, we thank you for sharing your thoughts. It is people like you who inspire us to continue our project. Artwork: Hector Silva / artbyhector.com When...
Original Press Release
Click on the link below to see the original press release that launched the pre-production of our film. Press release_0818 copy
Statistics on Gay Latino Men
Some interesting statistics on gay Latino men that you may or may not have known. LGBT adults between the ages of 21 and 25 reported higher levels of depression and decreased life satisfaction. Amongst Latino men, this is more common and there are more factors to consider for mental health issues. Gay Latino men in...