Tag: gv fellowship
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It’s Plenty: Songs That Got Us Through 2022
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ya know we love a good playlist! and what better time to drop a new one than now. curated by GV Fellows and colored people’s time podcast, “it’s plenty” is a roundup of our fave songs of 2022 along with tunes that got us through this damn year that was 2022.
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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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National Transgender HIV Testing Day
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Today is National Transgender HIV Testing Day, a day to recognize the importance of routine HIV testing, status awareness, & continued focus on HIV prevention & treatment for transgender & nonbinary people. Join Gran Varones Fellow Milani as she goes live TODAY AT 4PM EST via the gran varones Instagram…
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La Belle of le Ball: An Ode to Crystal LaBeija (a Poem)
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My mother told me, “Never stay where you’re not wanted”, a betoken for the fate of navigating as a black faggot in America. Disallowed from the streets because my blackness didn’t allow my “smart ass mouth” to find allegiance, in gender binaries constructed to promote misandry and misogyny to advance…
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LISA ISADORA CRUZ (LA GINGER VALDEZ)
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La Mujer Boricua! Lisa Isadora Valdez was born in la isla del encanto Puerto Rico on September 23, 1958. Most people will know her by her stage name of “Ginger Valdez.” She began performing in Puerto Rico when it was still illegal to walk around looking like the “opposite” sex.…
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What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Tested Positive
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as AIDS awareness week comes to a close, we continue to stand in our commitment to amplify the histories and stories of black and latinx lgbtqia folks living with HIV all year round. it is in this commitment that we continue to build community and serve as a reminder that…
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Deandre Bryant | Washington, DC
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My name is Deandre Bryant and so this picture is Me as an infant I was born with a full head of hair and my hair was so long that my hair would cover my eyes. So when the nurse came and brought me to my mother she moved my…
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Throwback Thursday: Milani Varela
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Picture this: Humboldt Park in Chicago, IL The year is 1993, at that time it was me, momma, dad, and my greñuda little sister living in the basement of my family’s building. That’s me pictured in the shades. I felt so cool with wearing those glasses. I don’t know exactly…
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Haitemai | Mexico City, Mexico
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I learned a lot working with plants, the first: to be someone who has a plan in advance. The second: to be very clear about the things I need to have optimal growth. Third: surround myself with a healthy environment that supports my goals. Also, how to be more patient,…