The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) published a report Growing Up LGBT in America, which slightly challenges findings that state that Latinos are accepting of the LGBT community.
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) published a report Growing Up LGBT in America, which slightly challenges findings that state that Latinos are accepting of the LGBT community.
In the aftermath of "The Bachelor" Juan Pablo Galavis' anti-gay comment (in which he apologized for via Facebook) and the recent and controversial shutdown of NBC Latino, Latinos in media - and Latinos in general, who may feel as though the wind has been taken out of their sails are in need of a boost.
http://www.latinpost.com/articles/6590/20140129/nbc-latino-shutting-down-reactions-from-latino-journalists-and-columnists.htm
Well the nominations for the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Of 2014 may just be what we're looking for in the interim, especially considering the acknowledgement of Latinos in numerous categories -- there are 37 Spanish-language nominees, including "a stand-alone bid in the novella category for Univision's 'Amores Verdaderos,' which included the wedding of a gay couple."
Police are investigating a possible hate crime after openly gay journalist Randy Gener was attacked and badly beaten while walking home from a party on January 17 in Manhattan.
Transgender artist Jorge Cruz captures with his camera...yet, there still seems to be something greater occurring. There's the vibrant subject(s); the engaged photographer; but, also, the enlivened photos, which wake and writhe whenever they gain an audience -becoming a personality independent of the artist and the subject. Cruz's prints, like his music, his writing, his creative directioning, his... ongoing list of artistic occupation, is created in the avant-garde realm of ambiguity, analysis, experimentation and counter-culture.
Satanic ritual, involving the repeat assaults of two girls, aged 7 and 9, during a seven day sexually disturbing marathon, was the accusation. The women accused were Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera Kristie Mayhugh and Anna Vasquez, or better known as the "San Antonio Four." The four, all admitted lesbians, were targeted because of that fact.
When there was a need for an HIV prevention program, leadership direction, and LGBTQ fellowship for the youth in the South Bronx and Western Queens, the Latino Youth in Action was created - and it stepped up to the plate.
