Resources for Latinas and Latinos
Publications and Websites
- GLAAD Latino Heritage Month media kit
- http://www.qvmagazine.com/menu.html
- http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARCHIVES.php?APUB=enlavida
- http://www.lesvoz.org.mx/
- http://www.youthresource.com/living/youth_of_color.htm
- http://www.lasculturas.com/lib/libGay.php
- http://www.jwpublishing.com/gayscape/lat.html
- http://www.temenos.net/poc/latino/
En Español
- http://www.indiana.edu/~arenal/index.html
- http://www.ambientejoven.org/
- "Gay y Cristiano"
- La Orientación Sexual y la Juventud: Los Hechos Una Guía para Principales,Educadores y Personal Escolar. (Just the Facts about Sexual Orientation & Youth: A Primer for Principals, Educators & School Personnel, from the American Psychological Association)
- Respondiendo a sus preguntas sobre orientación sexual y homosexualismo. (Answers to Your Questions about Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality, from the APA
Organizations
- International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission
- Lesbian & Gay Immigration Rights Task Force
- Austin Latino/a Lesbian and Gay Organization
PFLAG Related
Latino/Latina friendly PFLAG chapters located in:
Orange County, Calif., Pasadena, Calif., San Francisco; Connecticut; Miami; and New York City . Contact www.pflag.org for more information.
Books
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. Cherrie L. Moraga Ed., Gloria E. Anzaldúa (Ed., Kitchen Table/Women of Color Press, 1984.
Chicana Lesbians: The Girls Our Mothers Warned Us About. Carla Trujillo, Ed., Third Woman Press, 1991.
Compañeras: Latina Lesbians, an Anthology. Juanita Ramos, Ed., Routledge, 1994.
Conversaciones: Relatos por Padres y Madres de Hijas Lesbianas y Hijos Gay. Mariana Romo-Carmona, Ed., Cleis Press, 2001. (Talking with Parents of Gay and Lesbian Latinos).
The Development of a Latino Gay Identity: Latino Communities: Emerging Voices--Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues. Bernardo C. Garcia, Garland Publishing, 1998.
Eminent Maricones: Arenas, Lorca, Puig, and Me. Jaime Manrique, University of Wisconsin Press, 1999.
Hispanisms and Homosexualities. Sylvia Molloy and Robert Irwin, Eds, Duke University Press, 1998.
Latino Gay Men and HIV: Culture, Sexuality, and Risk Behavior. Rafael M. Diaz, Routledge, 1997.
Queer Latinidad: Identity Practices, Discursive Spaces. Juana Maria Rodriguez, New York University Press, 2003.
Reading and Writing the Ambiente: Queer Sexualities in Latino, Latin American, and Spanish Culture. Susana Chavez-Silverman Ed., Librada Hernandez, University of Wisconsin Press, 2000.
Tortilleras: Hispanic and U.S. Latina Lesbian Expression. Inmaculada Perpetusa-Seva Ed., Lourdes Torres (Editor), Temple University Press, 2003.
Tropics of Desire: Interventions from Queer Latino America. Jose Quiroga, New York University Press, 2001.
Videos
De Colores. Lesbian and Gay Latinos: Stories of Strength, Family & Love. (Bilingual) Peter Barbosa & Garrett Lenoir, Directors, 2000.
Nico & Dani. (Spanish w/subtitles) Cesc Gay, Director, 2001. Near Barcelona, Nico comes to visit his best friend, Dani, whose parents are away for the summer. They have the typical male teen-ager obsessions with sex and girls, but Dani is just beginning to realize that he's more interested in Nico than the local girls.
Before Night Falls. Julian Schnabel, Director, 2001. Javier Bardem gives an elegant Oscar-nominated performance in this astounding account of the life of homosexual poet Reinaldo Arenas.
Stonewall. Nigel Finch, Director, 1996. The fictional story line of Stonewall is framed by a piece of recreated gay history. Finch constructs a multilayered entertainment set in and around the Stonewall riots of June 1969 in New York that marked the start of gay rights and activism.
Strawberry & Chocolate. Juan Carlos Tabío and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Directors, 1995. (Spanish with English subtitles) Cuban film details the unusual relationship between the flamboyant, educated Diego and the young, homophobic, pro-Revolution David. Miserable at being dumped by his girlfriend, David cultivates an acquaintanceship with Diego in order to investigate his liberal leanings.
Desi's Looking For A New Girl. Mary Guzman, Director, 2000. Set against the backdrop of San Francisco's Latino community, this compelling drama details the attempts of young Desi to find a new love after she is dumped by her longtime girlfriend. With the help of sidekick J.T., Desi attempts to stay afloat in tumultuous romantic waters.