LGBTQ

Sylvia Rivera: Pioneering LGBTQ Activist and Latinx Icon — Her Legacy and Impact

Sylvia Rivera, pioneering LGBTQ activist and Latinx icon, co-founded STAR with Marsha P. Johnson. Her 1973 “Y'all Better Quiet Down” speech highlighted transgender and sex worker issues, significantly impacting LGBTQ rights and inspiring continued advocacy for marginalized communities.

Fifty Shades of White: On Being a Trans Latina

Originally published on Autostraddle and cross-posted on Everyday Feminism and BoldLatina. I never really used to give much thought to the idea that society needs positive cultural images of minorities until I came to embrace my Hispanic heritage and come out of the closet, a set of processes which took...