latinx

orlando shooting

first person

Building An Altar to Honor Pulse on Its Fifth Anniversary

“Building ofrendas unite the living and the dead; they give space for our stories to be held. I light candles and kneel before them to say prayers because doing so…

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 11, 2021

latinx

orlando shooting

first person

Five Years After Pulse, Queer Nightclubs Still Bring Both Freedom and Fear

“It’s taken me five years, but the feeling of joy, freedom, excitement, and fulfillment that I feel when I can dance to bachata with my queer kin, when I don’t…

Olivia Zayas Ryan —

Jun 11, 2021

orlando shooting

photoessay

politics + activism

PHOTOESSAY: Orlando Pulse One Year Memorial Rally at the Stonewall Inn

The rally was centered around the victims and their stories, including deeply moving words from survivor Keinon Carter.

Molly —

Jun 14, 2017

latinx

orlando shooting

politics + activism

Queer Latinx and Black People Deserve More Than “Love and Kindness” After Orlando

“It’s important to honor and remember the 49 people who died one year ago today. We should remember their spirit and be moved to better support their communities in their…

Yvonne —

Jun 12, 2017

latina

orlando shooting

first person

Birth of The Nintendo Generation

It was the end of my innocence when I realized that being Black or being Queer in this country could get you killed. This was the time before Hurricane Katrina,…

Mónica Teresa Ortiz —

Sep 26, 2016

latina

orlando shooting

community

Introducing “Our Pulse”: Autostraddle’s Queer Latina Essay Series

In honor of celebrating Latinxs during Hispanic Heritage Month, Autostraddle curated a collection of essays by lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans Latina and Latinx writers to showcase our experiences, our…

Yvonne —

Sep 26, 2016

fullscreen

latina

first person

Orlando Made Me Love You, Dammit!

He shouted “Repent” since the sign was not sufficient, I guess. I found myself going up to him while topless Amazons danced in his face. I found myself going up…

Gail —

Aug 23, 2016

criminal justice reform

native american

first person

Pulse, Pride, and the Police: Why Liberation For Some Isn’t Enough

Rainbow stickers on one car does not make the NYPD and the areas it patrols safe for all queer people, especially those of us who are the most vulnerable members…

Jen Deerinwater —

Jul 11, 2016

gun control

link roundup

politics + activism

Spike Reported in LGBT People Reaching For Guns In Wake of Orlando Shooting

There’s been a spike in memberships for a LGBT pro-gun rights group and a new surge of Gays Against Guns; Black Lives Matter temporarily shuts down Toronto Pride, the UN…

Yvonne —

Jul 5, 2016

community

orlando shooting

politics + activism

LGBTQ People Can’t Have Safe Spaces But We Still Need Community

“Our community is at once intimately connected and hopelessly far-flung, legitimately linked by no more than three degrees of sex partners on a worldwide daisy chain and profoundly lonely. I…

Riese —

Jun 17, 2016

gun violence

hate crime

community

“Escúchame For Orlando” Lets LGBTQ Latinxs Share Their Voice On The Pulse Shooting

Escúchame for Orlando is “a place for queer Latinxs to come together and let our voices be heard about the massacre in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. This is an…

Mey —

Jun 15, 2016

gun violence

hate crime

first person

Not Quite There Yet: Safety and Progress In Light of the Pulse Shooting

“The morning after the horrific shooting, and the days that followed, I understood part of my father’s fear. Animosity towards LGBTQ people has not gone the way of black and…

Angelica Liz —

Jun 15, 2016