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Our Queer Foremothers Fought to Create Spaces for Us. These Latines Carry Their ...

Why Autistic Latinas Often Get a Late Diagnosis

Is Karol G and Young Miko’s “Contigo” Music Video Queer ...

Star Wars & Its Fandom Made Me Question My Gender

“If all of your favorite characters, all the ones you identify with and find comfort in, are men…you should probably question your gender,” w

I Am Queer, Latine, Disabled & Finally Not Alone

I’ve spent 10 years of my life thinking my pain wasn’t enough to justify giving it a label. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia at 16 years old —

RBD’s Christian Chávez Is Reclaiming His Queer Coming Out S...

Trigger warning: suicide. Christian Chávez’s face lights up when he talks about RBD. While his experience with the Mexican pop group — with its pletho

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Villano Antillano Is a Damn Good Artist & She Knows It

Villano Antillano — self-described as a “really beautiful rapper” — seriously does have a way with words. In “Nena Mala,” a song off the Puerto

My Gender Will Always Be So Much More Than What My Family Defines...

I recorded my track for TONE Vol. 2 — a collection of affirmations, meditations, and words of self-care wisdom by Latine and Black people for Latine and

An Open Secret: How My Queerness is Tied to Lesbians of Puerto Ri...

From the 1940s to the 1960s, Myrta Silva was one of the most famous Puerto Rican singers and songwriters, known internationally as the Queen of Guaracha. S

Do Non-Binary Shoppers Really Want More Genderless Collections?

In the past few years, as fashion brands have realized the financial upside of being more inclusive, they’ve begun to target the non-binary community by

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Rebelde Made Me Gay (& The Netflix Remake Is Telling Our...

The age-old proverb states: “If you were a little too obsessed with Rebelde as a nine-year-old, re-watching scenes on YouTube, concerts, and music videos

Loverbar Was A Safe Space For Queer Puerto Ricans; That’s Exactly...

"It would be irresponsible of me to call it a safe space. But I will try my fucking damnest every single day to make it as safe as possible.”