Category: Gran Varones Portraits
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Mathew | Philadelphia, PA
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when i was diagnosed, it changed my life completely. i was a 17 year old boy barely coming to grips with my sexuality. i was already struggling with aspects of myself that i was scared to share with the world in fear of judgment and now this happened. it stopped…
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Raúl | Brooklyn, NY
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proud poz bori fag. decolonize + destigmatize In today’s health landscape, 1 in 5 queer latinx men and 1 in 2 gay black men will contract HIV by their mid 20s. When I was 21, I became the 1 in 5. We be afraid to talk about our lived experiences…
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Carlos, Los Angeles, CA
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Today marks 10 years since I began a new journey in life. Throughout the past ten years of Living with HIV, I have accomplished more than I could have ever imagined after being given the diagnosis. I want to honor my 19 year old self who searched desperately for other…
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Armando, Los Angeles, CA
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i was 18 when i came to the united states. i was very naive because you grow up in mexico watching these movies, watching all these white people living in beautiful houses and you think that all of america is like that. you think that you are going to cross…
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Aces |Chicago, IL
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How tough can it be to hype up some art, hang up some frames, and celebrate with some comadres from the block? To celebrate National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, I wanted to bridge together some poz artists and our immigrant community members here in Chicago with an art gallery community…
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Demitri | Washington, DC
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In my time and my neighborhood, a lot of people were the single moms and they had the young single mom that was growing up with. In my culture it was very much, “Yeah stay home, work, go to school, have a kid, this is community.” In Caribbean culture, that…
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Moises | Philadelphia, PA
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i remember when i was a little boy, at party events, my uncles and my dad would be playing dominos and the whole gay conversation would be brought up. if a feminine guy walked by, they would be like, “if my son were to be gay, i would kick him…
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Yosimar, Los Angeles, CA
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i discovered poetry when i was about 15 going on 16. i was a good kid. i’ve always liked books but i was really bashful. i was super shy. i was dealing with the fact that i was growing up in this neighborhood. no one really understands me. i’m growing…
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William, Charlotte NC
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i’m 20 years old and i grew up in charlotte carolina. it was a bit awkward at times because it’s a very christian city. in the bible belt, everybody is very sketchy about everybody as far as how they live their life and every judgmental but i feel that my…
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Edwin | Orlando, Fl.
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i came out on april 1, 2010 to my twin sister. i told her on april 1 because if it didn’t work out, i woulda been like “april fools!” a couple of days later, we spoke to my mom. she like, “are you sure? whatever makes you happy.” but then…
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THROWBACK: Aces
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A throwback to my childhood, kicking it back in toon town with an irritating pick eye living my best life with the mains. I remember waking up super drowsy after a scary movie night watching “Evil Dead” and the tio’s, tia’s, and grandma surprising the kids with a trip to…
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george | san francisco, ca
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i grew up in costa rica, in a taiwanese family that migrated to costa rica in the late 70’s. growing up in costa rica was quite interesting because i was this asian person that didn’t feel like they belonged there. it was always this sense of otherness. children would always…