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.”…

I was about 9 or 10 years old, and apart of the Side Street Kids (SSK) Dance Academy, a non-profit…

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