The Rio Grande Valley as Heart of LGBTQ+ Resistance and Joy

The Latinx Community's Complicated Relationship With The N-Word

Many have used the word their whole lives, and still use it daily. But others question their relationship to this word and who has permission to use it.

The Rio Grande Valley as Heart of LGBTQ+ Resistance and Joy

We were just about done setting up for our workshop at the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum when Hector Ruiz, president of the South Texas Equality Project (STEP), walked in. STEP is a coalition of diverse groups that celebrate and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community in the Rio Grande Valley.  “Friend!” I rushed over to him. “Qué gusto verte.” “Girl,” he playfully replied as he leaned in closer for a hug. “This is one of five queer events I’m g…

“Existence Is Resistance”: Rio Uribe on the Urgency of Pride, Both LGBTQ+ and Latinx

Designer Rio Uribe speaks on the importance of Pride this year.

Students explore LGBTQ+ identity and resistance in campus courses

With the availability of courses offered by UC Berkeley on LGBTQ+ issues, politics and history, students are offered a profound pathway toward understanding the vast community.

Reporter's Notebook: Joy as an act of resistance in Colombia's peace community

"To celebrate victories is to celebrate life — it is to say to death: 'We can still go on living, even in the midst of so much pain,' " observed psychologist Nidia Ortiz, who accompanied the community for five years.

Salina EsTitties and the power of the queer Latinx community

National audiences got to know Salina EsTitties during her run on season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, but Angelenos have been witnesses to the star and activist power that is EsTitties for a decade. She’s not just a fierce entertainer,…