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Tag: storytelling

We’re All Libraries Burning: A Virtual Gallery for Visual AIDS

The first time I heard the quote “every time an old person dies, it is as if a library burned…
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Posted on: March 9, 2021 Last updated on: March 9, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

My Ode to Ultra Naté’s “Situation: Critical”

Sometimes we are late to the BBQ right? Well in the case of Ultra Naté (pronounced Na-Tay), I didn’t arrive…
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Posted on: February 17, 2021 Last updated on: February 17, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

La Cura Podcast Featuring Gran Varones Founder, louie ortiz-fonseca

i am so happy to share this episode of Mijente‘s la cura podcast. i enjoyed chatting with podcast host francisca about…
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Posted on: March 24, 2020 Last updated on: March 24, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Raúl | Brooklyn, NY

proud poz bori fag. decolonize + destigmatize In today’s health landscape, 1 in 5 queer latinx men and 1 in…
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Posted on: December 1, 2019 Last updated on: January 12, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Carlos, A Day With HIV

What is in a day with HIV? #adaywithhiv looks different for everyone. For some it can mean stressing over medication.…
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Posted on: September 23, 2019 Last updated on: December 18, 2019 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

for my mother

i don’t have video of my mother laughing. the sound of her laugh exists only now in my mind. every…
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Posted on: June 23, 2019 Last updated on: December 18, 2019 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

george | san francisco, ca

i grew up in costa rica, in a taiwanese family that migrated to costa rica in the late 70’s. growing…
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Posted on: May 26, 2019 Last updated on: December 18, 2019 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Kikis With Louie | The Family We Choose

in episode of 8 of #KikisWithLouie, kristina shares how she and her mother got involved with gender justice.  watch full…
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Posted on: April 1, 2019 Last updated on: January 12, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

José, Puerto Rico

every intersection of every group is like a small world – latino, gay, (hiv) negative. i’ve been in so many…
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Posted on: March 30, 2019 Last updated on: July 3, 2019 Written by: louie

From Under a Rock: Surviving the Reagan Crack Years

My mother began smoking crack in the summer of 1986. At that time, it was widely known as “crack rock.”…
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Posted on: March 27, 2019 Last updated on: June 1, 2019 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Alan, San Francisco

things have been going well and i have been taking care of self. i was going through a bit of…
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Posted on: March 25, 2019 Last updated on: December 16, 2019 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Eddie, Miami, FL.

During my high school years, my father was very worried about my mother’s influence on me and that I needed…
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Posted on: March 16, 2019 Last updated on: December 16, 2019 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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