Queer actor Fernando Casa is ready to take on the world
The Acapulco star opens up about his queerness, making dreams come true, and what's next.
October 31, 2025
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Musician Christian Chávez on how he learned to own his queerness
The international superstar opens up about overcoming cultural stigmas to come to a place of self-love and acceptance.
December 10, 2024
The Immigration Ruling Is Another Hit Against Queer Latinos
For Yosimar Reyes, last week's Supreme Court ruling is directly connected to the horror in Orlando.
June 27, 2016
A Queer Latino Educator on Coming Out
In this excerpt from the new book One Teacher in Ten in the New Millennium -- edited by GLSEN founder Kevin Jennings -- Benny Vasquez says coming out as a gay teacher in New York is harder than you'd think.
August 26, 2015
How Queers and Latinos Helped Make Miami an Art Capital
People unwelcome in other locales found solace among the Art Deco streets and, in effect, turned the city into a 21st-century metropolis.
December 4, 2017
Queer Latinos After Shooting: 'Mi Existir es Resistir'
Activists refuse to let the shooting tear their community apart. They want it to bring them together.
June 14, 2016
How 'Skincare' tackles women's aging, consent, and othering a queer-coded Latino
Elizabeth Banks and Luis Gerardo Méndez play rival estheticians in the layered film Skincare, inspired by a true story.
September 4, 2024
Looking Creator: Richie Would Have Gone to Pulse
Can Richie, Raul Castillo's queer Latino character on Looking, help open the door for more authentic representation of LGBT Latinos on television and film? The show's creators hope so.
July 22, 2016
Op-ed: We Will Not Be Silent About the 'Stonewall' Movie
Larry Kramer and others can't tell us to be quiet about Roland Emmerich's forthcoming film, say 11 Latino queer activists.
August 26, 2015
Matthew López Is Creating the Gay Romance Stories We Need Right Now
This year, the Tony Award-winning writer brought one of the most delicious gay movies ever, Red, White, & Royal Blue, to life.
November 1, 2023
Queer Latina-owned lemonade shop in San Antonio gets a business-saving grant from HRC
The Human Rights Campaign's Queer to Stay grants are aimed at helping LGBTQ-owned businesses stay afloat.
December 26, 2024
Op-ed: Mother Earth Is the Ultimate Diva
Does being gay -- or part of any minority -- make you more empathetic to environmental concerns? This writer thinks so.
April 22, 2015
Art's Forgotten Widow
When legendary queer artist Keith Haring died, he left behind his longtime partner Juanito (Xtravaganza) Rivera, cutting him out of his will and leaving him to obscurity.
January 16, 2009
Juan Gabriel, Queer Mexican Icon
El Divo de Juarez died Sunday, but his legacy as an LGBT Latino icon must not be forgotten.
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August 29, 2016
For the People Who Embody Safer Spaces When Physical Spaces Are Not Enough
Black and brown LGBTQ folks can provide safe havens that give young people a chance to be their own heroes, writes Louie A. Ortiz-Fonseca.
July 7, 2017
36 LGBT Groups Condemn Recent U.S. Refugee Raids
Advocates for immigration reform say recent U.S. raids and deportations need to resonante with LGBT people.
January 30, 2016
Watch 'Ode to Pablo,' a Short Film About a Young Queer Deaf Man
The Advocate premieres Ode to Pablo, a unique intersectional coming of age story that's part of the 2019 PBS Online Film Festival.
July 9, 2019
Op-ed: The Queer Politics of Discussing Race
What we can learn from each other, and how to go forward as a cohesive LGBT movement.
September 4, 2013
How a Beloved Queer Book Became 'This Year's Moonlight'
Justin Torres, author of We the Animals, reflects on the political, social, and personal factors that led to his book's timely film adaptation.
August 15, 2018
Court sides with ACLU and queer performers over federal trans funding restrictions
As in many authoritarian campaigns, art has been recognized as a vital form of resistance — but bad actors have sought to curtail it accordingly.
September 23, 2025
My Journey as a Gay Latino Mormon from South Texas
As rights for marginalized groups began to grow, so did the violence against Latine, LGBTQ+, and other diverse communities, writes the Point Foundation's Jorge Valencia.
September 6, 2023