undocumented

greatest hits

latina

politics + activism

How Queer and Trans Women Are Healing Each Other After Hurricane Harvey

“Her first step into her first floor apartment was into a puddle of water. Everything was wet: furniture, photos, poems, journals, her shoes. The water lines on her walls marked…

Yvonne —

Oct 25, 2017

donald trump is not my president

immigrant

politics + activism

LGBT Immigrants Brace Themselves for DACA’s Devastating End

“We’ll continue resisting because as LGBTQ folks, as immigrant folks, we have been resisting, since the day we have decided to live authentically and unafraid and unapologetically.”

Yvonne —

Sep 1, 2017

barack obama

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Obama Rolls Out Plan For Executive Action On Immigration; The Struggle Continues

Is the President’s plan enough? As long as there are people whose lives and families are in the US remain vulnerable to deportation, is not enough, but it is something,…

Maddie —

Nov 21, 2014

Arizona

california

politics + activism

Protests in Murrieta and Oracle Point to the Racism of US Immigration Policies

White supremacy and racism, we know, have long and deep histories in American society. It’s not like it only occurred to Murrieta residents to be racist and xenophobic while browsing…

Maddie —

Jul 15, 2014

Daily Fix

greatest hits

politics + activism

Undocumented & Queer: How Lulú Martinez is Melting Borders

“A phrase that often arises in this movement is “ni de aqui, ni de alla,” (neither from here nor there), and it speaks to the ability we seek as queer…

Kemi —

Jul 25, 2013