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our pulse

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La India y La Negrx: Intentional, Radical Love in My Queer Interracial Relationship

“Love in partnership as colonized/racialized bodies is courageously undressing the walls we have built to survive and showing others the chaos that war has left behind.”

Edyka Chilomé —

Oct 6, 2016

latinx

our pulse

politics + activism

Somos Familia: Showing Up For Our Queer Family in the Rio Grande Valley

Finally I got to be unapologetically queer amongst this familia that came together in the face of rejection from the homes we came from or by the systems that governed…

Erika —

Sep 30, 2016

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latinx

first person

Queer Latinx Love is Resistance: A Collection of Vignettes

“There’s nothing more I want to remember than every moment and sensation we shared. Our grinding hips at Queer Cumbia, feeling your drunken sweat drip onto my freshly implanted tits.…

Luna —

Sep 28, 2016

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

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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