Oral History

Ruben | Los Angeles, CA

i grew up in a latino catholic family. mexican family from puebla and we just grew up going to church.…

i was in the 11th grade. there was this guy that everyone used to say was bisexual. and i was…

today would have been my brother’s 40th birthday. growing up with mother struggling with addiction often meant that christmas and…

Photo Title: Kindergarden Graduation ’89 In this picture, I’m 5 years old in Matamoros Mexico, graduating from Kindergarten, feeling like…

As I child I grew up unable to be myself due to the things I was forced listen to about…

i don’t have video of my mother laughing. the sound of her laugh exists only now in my mind. every…

every intersection of every group is like a small world – latino, gay, (hiv) negative. i’ve been in so many…

I hit rock bottom at one point in my life. I dealt with a lot of depression and anxiety. I…

i don’t have video of my mother laughing. the sound of her laugh exists only now in my mind. every…

On July 3 1981, The New York Times printed an article with the headline “Rare Cancer seen in 41 homosexuals.”…

“faggot”, he said as he walks past me. he followed up with, “he’s just so gay.” then he was gone.…

i always have a problem when people say “post-gay” because what exactly does that mean? there is no escaping the…