In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2016! – #HHM2016 By Alberto B. Mendoza Special to Lupitanews.com When I was 14 years old, a group of friends nicknamed me “41”. I didn’t know what that meant nor did I care since I believed they were my friends. But I was wrong, these kids were not my … More Reclaiming My Identity: Soy 41.
By Lupita Peimbert. (People) – Before Aurora Grajeda was openly a woman, she did what many straight men do: she got married, had children, divorced. Later in life, she took her male-name off, asked to be called Aurora, and behaved accordingly. Tall and slender, her reddish hair became her signature, and so her strong voice, … More PRIDE and Prejudice: Aurora Grajeda, Transgender.
(Cinema) – En 1994 cuatro latinas fueron sentenciadas con 15 a 37 años de prisión por horrendos actos, y el que fueran abiertamente lesbianas pudo haber afectado la sentencia, en un sistema judicial Texano presumiblemente homofóbico. Kristie Mayhugh, Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera y Anna Vasquez cuentan su odisea, mientras que la directora Deborah Esquenazi, y … More Escucha: Las 4 de San Antonio que buscan ser exoneradas y recuperar su vida.
Content by Lupita Peimbert. (Cinema) – Look at it simply, and it appears like a drag queen’s story. Look at it a little more deeply, and you’ll see a story about love as it affects men, their dreams and conventions. Director Paddy Breathnach brings to life a set of powerful, emotional, and very real situations … More Of love and men: VIVA.
Before the Parade. Friends, leaders, supporters! Joy!
This young man from Guadalajara decided to finally say “I am Gay.” By Lupita Peimbert (San Francisco) – A few days before the PRIDE San Francisco weekend and parade, 20-year-old Juan Pablo Fernandez can’t decide. Should he wear a very sexy outfit to PRIDE or should he be a little more conservative? – “I … More Out of the Closet in San Francisco, Muy a la PRIDE!
Reactions from top California leaders. Same-Sex Couples and Their Supporters Celebrate US Court Ruling.
Content by Lupita Peimbert. (San Francisco) – The LGBTQ Community and their allies are in bliss, after the Supreme Court has ruled in favor in of same-sex marriage across the 50 states in the United States of America. This makes the US country #21 to legalize same-sex marriage. What it means is that same-sex couples … More Same-Sex Couples and Their Supporters Celebrate US Court Ruling
(Paris, France) – Thousands of same-sex marriage supporters marched Sunday, January 27, 2013, urging the French government to legalize gay and lesbian marriages, and authorize adoption for the couples. Currently same-sex marriage is legal in more than 10 countries. [Photos by Lupitanews.]
