R29 Somos Cuerpo Stories On Latinx Culture & Body Image

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Cuerpo. Latinxs exploring our varied relationships with our bodies and creating homes within ourselves.

Cuerpo. Latinxs exploring our varied relationships with our bodies and creating homes within ourselves.

Latine Heritage Month

Video Vixens Were Shamed in the 2000s, but They Helped Me Feel Desirable

Raquel Reichard

How Rio de Janeiro’s Carnaval Changed My Relationship With My Body

Diet Culture Vilifies Latine Cuisine. I Help Latinas Reconnect With Cultural ...

From South America to the American South, Abortion Bans Devastate...

More than one year after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, local governments banned abortion in 14 states — and according to a s

by Nicole Froio

I’m Tired of Men Exotifying My Black Body Because I’...

I usually wear my hair in an afro, but for tonight’s Omega Psi Phi frat party, I switched it up and am donning a blowout. D, the master’s student I’m

by Melania Luisa Marte

As a Nonbinary Latine, I Am My Own Wildest Dream

“Maybe God made my brain funky,” I tell Mami in protest when she argues with me as to why I didn’t wear the dress she laid out for the family party.

by Nic Rodríguez Vil...

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As the Fat Daughter of Immigrants, Dieting was a Toxic Component ...

When I was around eight years old, I had a pink and purple diary with scalloped pages. On its hard-plastic cover, there was an anthropomorphic bear dressed

by Virgie Tovar

No, The Curvy Latina Ideal Isn’t Healthier than Other Beaut...

There’s a memory that I’ve never been able to shake. I’m seven years old, standing in front of my 13-inch TV, watching the music video for Big Pu

by Raquel Reichard

Navigating Transness in an Immigrant Home Has Brought Me Heartbre...

My parents always made birthdays a grand occasion. When I was a kid, my mami would bring a cake to my grade-school class; in those moments, as I sat in fro

by Rommy Torrico

How Claiming My Brownness Helped Me Decolonize My Ideas Of Beauty

The first time I became aware that I was different from some of the folks I would call “mi gente” was when Disney’s animated drama Pocahontas came ou

by Prisca Dorcas Moj...

Eating Disorders Don’t Discriminate — But Treatment Does

Cam Herrera was 14 years old when her eating disorder (ED) started. At her predominantly white middle school in Plainview, Long Island, she was the only La

by Raquel Reichard

My Black Latina Body Doesn’t Make Me Desirable. I Do

When meeting potential romantic suitors, I find myself refraining from sharing that I’m Dominican. It’s not that I’m ashamed; with my friends, I’ll

by Gloria Malone

I Didn’t Think My Disabled Body Could Be Beautiful — Now I ...

When I was as young as eight years old, I remember not feeling beautiful. I wasn’t tall, I didn’t have green or blue eyes, and my hair wasn’t blond.