The Poetic Optimism of Latina Lesbian Activism

The Poetic Optimism of Latina Lesbian Activism

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — “EN CADA BESO UNA REVOLUCIÓN.” “LESBIANAS. UNIDAS. ¡FELICES!” Such battle cries embody the poetic optimism of Latina lesbian activism across borders at the Vincent Price Art Museum’s On the Side of Angels. Captured by posters for marches in Mexico City and Washington, DC, respectively, and made nearly 20 years apart, they chart an ongoing struggle for liberation. Importantly, these activists rallied not around a single is…