The Latina/o Queer Arts & Film Festival is off to a great start after an opening night featuring unique voices and transformative stories. Warming up the crowd last night at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza’s Renberg Theater before the featured documentary, Magaly La Voz de Oro’s powerful voice was a delight. Magaly performed a short set of three songs, […]
The year was 2006. I was at UC Santa Cruz for the MALCS conference specifically for the Regenerations WOC Film Festival. As a twentysomething Xicana Femme, I was in awe of not only the beauty of all the mujeres there but also of all the work that was going on. The air was thick with the want and need for […]
Cherríe Moraga’s essay, entitled “Still Loving in the (Still) War Years: On Keeping Queer Queer,” is a two-part essay that was first published in 2009. The first part is a brilliantly written critique on the mainstream gay rights movement’s focus on marriage equality. The second part is a misguided and misinformed attack on the trans* community in general and the […]
When you live in San Antonio, the three most common images of women that mark the city are La Virgen de Guadalupe, Selena, and Frida Kahlo. Their images materialize themselves in everything from hand-woven bags to gold-encrusted plastic frames, everywhere from Market Square to the Eisenhauer Flea Market. But while La Virgen and Selena are recognized for their giving spirits […]
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