JESÚS OCIEL BAENA SAUCEDO Jesús Ociel Baena Saucedo was a significant figure in Mexican LGBTQ+ politics, known for their pioneering role and activism in… Continue reading “JESÚS OCIEL BAENA SAUCEDO”…
For Christopher christopher collins left this world in 2017. he was my first love and for years, my only love. he was… Continue reading “For Christopher”…
In Gratitude for My Aunt Carmen growing up, i never believed adults were god. i was always curious about their ways and their secret jokes like… Continue reading “In Gratitude for My Aunt Carmen”…
We Speak Their Names may we all find the safety that we deserve. may we hold each other closer. and may we all continue… Continue reading “We Speak Their Names”…
For My Mother: “A Day In My Life (Without You)” I remember the night in the summer of 1991 as I sat on the steps with my two-speaker double cassette… Continue reading “For My Mother: “A Day In My Life (Without You)””…
MARCO CASTRO-BOJORQUEZ often times when historians speak of those who were on the front lines of AIDS advocacy, it is framed in… Continue reading “MARCO CASTRO-BOJORQUEZ”…
twenty years and counting: for nicholas i snapped this picture of my brother nicholas and my mother was taken on mother’s day sometime in early 1990’s.… Continue reading “twenty years and counting: for nicholas”…
Mourning In My Sleep: (Re)Connecting with My Ancestors i have been mourning in my sleep lately. my grandmother, my mother, and dear my aunts janet and carmen have… Continue reading “Mourning In My Sleep: (Re)Connecting with My Ancestors”…
The Songs I Loved: Wilson Phillips “Impulsive” my LOVED mother’s day. birthdays and holidays came and went without much notice but mother’s day was her day to… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Wilson Phillips “Impulsive””…
The Songs I Loved: Concrete Blonde’s “Joey” my life is a perpetual music soundtrack. i remember all of the moments – no matter how trivial or traumatic… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Concrete Blonde’s “Joey””…
SELENA My love for Selena would begin as a young brown boy growing up in Tucson, Arizona. As a first generation… Continue reading “SELENA”…
LORENA BORJAS long known as a mother, activist and defender of trans women, sex workers and undocumented LGBTQIA folks, lorena borjas dedicated… Continue reading “LORENA BORJAS”…