Up and Coming gay Latino performer, Giovanni Aguayo
Q & A With Giovanni Aguayo, a 21 year old gay Latino Male in Las Vegas with a big dream and a story to go with it. Do you identify as gay? Queer? Latino? a singer? artist? performer? What would best describe your identity using these words, or not? If not, why not? I would...
Honor LGBT Latino leaders for Mexican Independence Day
HONOR Fund invites you to celebrate Mexican Independence Day among friends as we honor veteran and emerging LGBT Latino movement leaders. Time Friday, September 16 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm Location La Plaza de Cultura y Artes 501 North Main Street Los Angeles, CA Join our Board of Directors and esteemed host committee in recognizing California...
A ‘Macho’ look at gay literature
written by Erasmo Guerra in the NYDaily News.com It’s been more than 10 years since our last kiss of Latino gay lit. Writer Charles Rice-González says the last time a group of Latino gay fiction appeared in print was the 1999 collection “Bésame Mucho,” edited by Jaime Manrique. A flurry of other anthologies of fiction, nonfiction and poetry...
Jose Sarria: first gay man in history to run for public office was latino
Blog Source: A Gender Variance Who’s Who Research by Zagria In 1961, José Sarria was the first out gay person to ever run for public office in the US. He did not win, but he made history. Sarria went on to found the International Imperial Court System and became better known as Absolute Empress...
Sinners to Saints: Photography by LA-based Gay Latino, Manny Serratos
This article features the work of a Latino and gay identified LA based artist, Manny Serratos. Manny Serratos is an eclectic visual artist who combines the world we live in, with his genius photography. Being completely self-taught with no formal education, Manny has converged into a world of fresh perspective, captivating many as if opening their...
Round Table: Identity Jokes & Reclaiming Power
Round Table: Identity Jokes & ReclaimingPower Author: You’re Welcome Blog Last Saturday, all three You’re Welcome writers got drinks together and recorded a great, meaty conversation about jokes, power, identity, and leaning into stereotypes. It’s transcribed below. Before this conversation, we talked briefly about the lines between self-deprecating jokes and powerful humor. We recognize that...
Ban on Gay Marriage is Really About the Fear of Gay Love
Letter to My “Enemy” By Ollin Morales, courage2create@gmail.com Dear “Enemy,” You have compared me to a terrorist. My need to hold the love of my life in my arms, in your eyes, is equal to a man strapping an explosive to his chest, detonating it, and decimating a street corner filled with people. You’ve stated that...
LGBT en Español: Depictions of LGBT people & issues in Spanish-language media
Source: Glaad Blog.com Every day, GLAAD’s Spanish-Language Media team monitors news and entertainment content in film, television, print and online media. We often find interesting stories that we want to share with you, which is why we created LGBT en Español, a look at depictions of LGBT people and issues in Spanish-Language media. In recent years,...
Re-Membering la Voz del Joto
Article written by Tatiana De La Tierra of LaBloga I breathe a sigh of relief with the publication of Gay Latino Studies: A Critical Reader. Even before it existed, it was missing. It’s not that Chicano and Latino queers haven’t been researching, theorizing, writing, dreaming, performing and sweating it out in the academy. I know otherwise....