Category: Gran Varones Portraits
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Alejandro Rodriguez | Indiana, IL
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I’m from northern Indiana, I grew up in between East Chicago Indiana, a town 25 mins south east of Chicago and another town on the opposite side of northern Indiana named Fort Wayne. Lucky for me those are two of the most diverse areas of Indiana. I grew up in…
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Abdul-Aliy Muhammad
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Capture me smiling running towards the possibility of you, aperture readying image in box, shuttering to light the movement of your happiness. You were caught smiling to the smile captured of you smiling to the capture of you smiling. Evocative imagery of a tender time, when you felt wind beneath…
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Transphobia Is A Sin 2023
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Today is the 5th annual #TransphobiaIsASincampaign. As we witness the continued attack on trans people, Join @theblacktransprayerbook in reminding the world of trans people’s right to thrive. “I am here to remind everyone that Trans People Are Divine. before colonization, before white supremacy we existed, and we will continue to exist long after…
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Francix | Grand Rapids, MI
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I’m a Black Gay Dominican that moved to the USA in 2017. Latinx Heritage Month allows us to remember what our ancestors did so that we can thrive today. So many good customs from Latin America and the Caribbean have transcended borders and continents. For me, celebrating this month means…
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Naiymah Sanchez | Philadelphia, PA
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You know, just growing up and in that era of grandparents taking care of the grandkids, and the parent, you know, engaged in the street life. I’m talking about the ’90s, and the early 2000s. I had an amazing childhood. But then I had a troubling transition teen years because…
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National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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To me, National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day means a day to bring some light to the darkness that has been overshadowing our Latinx community for decades. A day where you can have some cafecito y chisme in the morning or afternoon with your comai or compai, and with your familia…
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J Aces Lira | Chivago, IL
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I recall my time in high school. During this time, I’m making intercity commutes and my mom was struggling with eviction notices and constant housing moves. For a period of time, we were homeless and struggled to make a smooth transition between the last place and the next option. I…
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Sean Anthony | Buffalo, NY
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My name is Sean Anthony. My very first Ballroom name given to me was “Baby”. I was the youngest in the house and had a baby face, still do til this day lol. As I grew older I changed my name to Kharma, I gave myself the name because I…
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Danny Hernandez (He/Him)
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My name is Danny Hernandez and I grew up in Paradise, Texas, outside of Dallas. Fort Worth. I moved to Philly for school and it was the first time in my adult life that I felt like I didn’t have to come out to anybody. Being a gay Latino man…
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Mark | Atlanta, GA
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July is #DisabilityPride month, and I wanted to share these scars because I got them due to surgery to help improve my mobility since I was born with Cerebral Palsy. Before I knew I was queer or gender non-conforming or recognized that my Latinx identity would make me different, my gait, off-balance,…
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Abraham | Philadelphia, PA
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I was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Atlanta city and then to Philadelphia. I was married before, I was, you know, I was confused. Because you know, in Puerto Rico back of the day, they pushed you. You had to get married, you had to get Barry and…
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Lady LaBelle | Philadelphia, PA
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my name is julio mangual aka lady labelle, my stage name. i was born in mayagüez, puerto rico. i’m one of the old girls that’s still alive from north philadelphia. because growing up in north philly, being a gay male, back then you couldn’t walk around being gay without getting…