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11 LATX QUEER INS TO CELEBRATE THIS LGBTQ HISTORY MONTHREAD UP ON THE CREDIBLE LGBTQ ACTIVISTS AND CREATIV WHO CHANGED THE URSE OF QUEER {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY SAMY NEMIROCTOBER 24, 2018/2:03 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2404PX;WIDTH:2517PX;}JACK MCHELL/GETTYANDY WARHOL TRANSVTE SUPERSTAR HOLLY WOODLAWN, ACCLAIMED FOR HER PERFORMANCE 'TRASH', PHOTOGRAPHED 1970. (PHOTO BY JACK MCHELL/GETTY IMAG)BY SAMY NEMIROCTOBER 24, 2018 / 2:03 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"11 LATX QUEER INS TO CELEBRATE THIS LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-10-24T18:03:44.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-10-24T18:03:44.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"SAMY NEMIR","KEYWORDS":"LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH PROVIS A TIMELY OPPORTUNY TO REFLECT ON OUR LLECTIVE HISTORY, PAYG KEEN ATTENTN TO DIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MA TREMENDO NTRIBUTNS TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUEER LATX PEOPLE HAVE BEEN A POWERFUL VOICE OF CHANGE, TRANSFORMATN, AND ACCEPTANCE BOTH MUNI. BUT WHILE THEY’VE BEEN AT THE FOREONT OF NEARLY EVERY QUEER MOVEMENT, LATX, AO-LATXS, AND DIGENO PEOPLE OF LOR HAVE LONG BEEN MARGALIZED—EVEN ERASED—OM OUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE MT PAY HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE. THOUGH FAR OM PLETE, BELOW IS A SELECTN OF QUEER LATX DIVIDUALS—MOSTLY ACTIVISTS AND CEASED—WHOSE NTRIBUTNS AND ACHIEVEMENTS SHOULD BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SYLVIA RIVERA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF I WERE TO HIGHLIGHT ONE LGBTQ IN, WOULD BE THE PNEERG TRANSGENR AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST SYLVIA RIVERA. OF PUERTO RIN AND VENEZUELAN SCENT, RIVERA HAS BEE THE “MOTHER OF THE MOVEMENT” FOR HER HISTORIC LEARSHIP, OM LEADG THE 1969 STONEWALL RTS TO SUBSEQUENT PROTTS. RIVERA WAS A VISNARY WHO ROSE ABOVE HER TIME THROUGH OUTSPOKEN, SOCIAL JTICE WORK. ALONGSI MARSHA P. JOHNSON, A FELLOW GAY LIBERATN ACTIVIST, RIVERA -FOUND STREET TRANSVTE ACTN REVOLUTNARI (STAR) TO SUPPORT QUEER YOUTH AND SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOSé JUL SARRIA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHO WAS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY PERSON TO N FOR OFFICE THE UNED STAT? A LATO. BORN OF COLOMBIAN PARENTS, JOSé SARRIA SERVED THE ARY DURG WWII AND BEME A TRAILBLAZER FOR THE GAY MUNY THE 1960S WHEN HE RAN FOR THE SAN FRANCIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ‘61. ALSO KNOWN AS THE GRAND MARE, THE WIDOW NORTON, AND HER ROYAL MAJTY, SARRIA WAS ALSO A DRAG QUEEN WHO FOUND THE IMPERIAL COURT SYSTEM, WHICH HAS GROWN TO AN TERNATNAL CHARABLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHRISTA HAYWORTH, 1940S-LUIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHRISTA HAYWORTH (LEFT) AND SYLVIA RIVERA (RIGHT).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHRISTA HAYWORTH WAS ONE OF THE FIRST OPENLY TRANS WOMAN PUERTO RI, A COLONEL THE U.S. ARMY AND VIETNAM WAR, AND THE FOUNR OF THE LGBT PRI PARA PUERTO RI 2003. MOST NOTABLY, HAYWORTH WAS PRENT AT THE STONEWALL RTS AND BEME A LAT AMERIN AMBASSADOR FOR THE STONEWALL RTS VETERAN ASSOCIATN (SVA). HAYWORTH ALSO APPEARS ALONGSI SYLVIA RIVERA THIS HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH, WHICH, 2015, BEME THE FIRST PORTRA OF TRANS AMERINS TO HANG THE SMHSONIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOLLY WOODLAWN, 1948-2009LEEE BLACK CHILRS/REDFERNSUNITED STATES - JANUARY 01: PHOTO OF HOLLY WOODLAWN (PHOTO BY LEEE BLACK CHILRS/REDFERNS){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOLLY WOODLAWN, LIKE CHRISTA HAYWORTH, WAS ALSO A TRANS WOMAN BORN PUERTO RI AND PRENT AT THE STONEWALL RTS. SHE WAS THST TO THE NATNAL SPOTLIGHT WHEN SHE STARRED THE ANDY WARHOL FILMS TRASH AND WOMEN REVOLT (1971). SHE ALSO WROTE A MEMOIR, A LOW LIFE HIGH HEELS (1991), AND HER TATE HELPED CREATE THE HOLLY WOODLAWN MEMORIAL FUND FOR TRANSGENR YOUTH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DENNIS LEON, 1948-2009TED THAI/THE LIFE IMAG COLLECTN/GETTYAIDS-ILL DENNIS DELEON W. ARRAY OF CRED RDS WHICH HE RAN UP CHARG ON THKG HE'D DIE BEFORE PAYMENT TIME, FACG PT W. LIFE-EXTENDG PROTEASE HIBOR TREATMENT (PHOTO BY TED THAI/THE LIFE IMAG COLLECTN/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS PRINT OF LATO COMMISSN ON AIDS, DENNIS GREW THE ANIZATN OM A STAFF OF TWO TO A STAFF OF 45, WH A BUDGET OF $5 LN WORKG ALONGSI 380 NAIZAONS ACROSS THE UNTRY. DELEON'S FEATS CLU TRANSLATG HIV RMATN TO SPANISH AND SERVG AS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSNER 1986, MAKG HIM ONE OF THE FIRST PROMENT LATOS NEW YORK CY POLICS, AS WELL AS ONE OF THE FIRST OFFICIALS TO DISCLOSE PUBLICLY HIS HIV STAT AN 1993 NEW YORK TIM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GLORIA EVANGELA ANZALDúA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GLORIA EVANGELA ANZALDúA, A MEXIN-AMERIN LBIAN PROFSOR, FEMIST, AND WRER, WAS BT KNOWN FOR -EDG THE IMPORTANT ANTHOLOGY, THIS BRIDGE CALLED MY BACK: WRGS BY RADIL WOMEN OF COLOR (1981) AND THORG BORRLANDS/LA FRONTERA: THE NEW MTIZA (1993). ANZALDúA'S WORK REFLECTED ON THE NCEPT OF IMAGARY DIVISN BETWEEN LATXS AND NON-LATX GAYS AND LBIANS, OFFERG KEEN SIGHT TO HER EXPERIENC OF CHINO, LATX, AND AMERIN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HORAC ROQUE RAMíREZ, 1969-2015GETTYCANDLE LIGHT AN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HORAC ROQUE RAMíREZ WAS A PROFSOR AT UC BERKELEY, SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSY, UC LOS ANGEL, AND UC SANTA BARBARA WHERE HE FOCED ON QUEER SEXUALY, LGBTQ ORAL HISTORY, AND THE DISCRIMATN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AND POLIL ASYLUM SEEKERS FACE ON THE BASIS OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN AND GENR INTY. IN ADDN TO -EDG BODI OF EVINCE: THE PRACTICE OF QUEER ORAL HISTORY (2012), RAMíREZ'S WROTE QUEER LATO SAN FRANCIS: AN ORAL HISTORY, 1960S-1990S, A -LONG ETHNOGRAPHIL STUDY ON THE FORMATN AND PARTIAL STCTN OF QUEER LATA AND LATO MUNY LIFE SAN FRANCIS, WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED POSTHUMOLY NEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANGIE XTRAVAGANZA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF THERE’S ONE QUEER SPACE THAT LATX PEOPLE HAVE SHAPED, ’S THE BALLROOM SCENE. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THE MUNY THAT HAVE NTRIBUTED THIS SCENE, CLUDG ANGIE XTRAVAGANZA, WHOSE HOE OF XTRAVAGANZA WAS FEATURED THE INIC DOCUMENTARY PARIS IS BURNG. THE FILM, WHICH ALSO TRODUCED DIENC TO VEN XTRAVAGANZA AND MADONNA’S “VOGUE” DANCERS LUIS CAMACHO AND JOSé GUTIéRREZ, SPIRED THE FX H SERI POSE. WHEN ANGIE FOUND HOE OF XTRAVAGANZA, SHE WAS THE YOUNGT OF THE LEGENDARY MOTHERS AND MA THE GROUP THE CY’S PREMIER LATA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RAY NAVARRO, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RAY NAVARRO WAS A CHINO ARTIST AND ACTIVIST WHO -FOUND THE LATO CC OF THE DIRECT ACTN ANIZATN ACT UP NEW YORK CY. HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF DIVA TV (DAMNED INTERFERG VIO ACTIVISTS) DOCUMENTG MUNY ACTIVISM AND THE PUBLIC TTIMONI AROUND THE FIGHT AGAST AIDS. IN 1989, HE FILMED AN ACT UP MONSTRATN AT ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL DRSED AS J {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GONZALO “TONY” SEGURA, 1919-1991GETTYCANDLE LIGHT AN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 1955, GONZALO “TONY” SEGURA FOUND AND LED THE NEW YORK CY CHAPTER OF THE CALIFORNIA-BASED MATTACHE SOCIETY, AT THE TIME THE UNTRY’S ONLY LARGE-SLE GAY RIGHTS ADVOCY GROUP. HIS WORKED HELPED CREATE A NATNAL WORK OF GAY ACTIVISTS. IN 1959, HE MOVED OM NEW YORK TO RICHMOND, VA, WHERE HE NTUED TO SPREAD HIS WORK BY CHALLENGG THE PROHIBN OF ALHOL SALE TO GAY PEOPLE. IN 1977, SEGURA ALSO BEME A FOUNDG MEMBER OF THE RICHMOND GAY RIGHTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PEDRO ZAMORA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORN CUBA, PEDRO ZAMORA BEME ONE OF THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MEN LIVG WH AIDS TO APPEAR ON TELEVISN WHEN HE STARRED MTV’S THE REAL WORLD: SAN FRANCIS. IN 1993, ZAMORA TTIFIED BEFORE CONGRS ARGUG FOR MORE ACCSIBLE HIV/AIDS LERATURE, AND AFTER THE SERI, HE NTUED TO PH FOR FERAL HIV PREVENTN AND RE PROGRAMS. THEN PRINT BILL CLTON CREDED ZAMORA FOR LETTG "YOUNG AMERI [SEE] A PEER LIVG WH HIV," AND PRAISED HIS "PASSN AND FEARLSNS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}LGBTQ HISTORY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
CREATG GAY LATO ANIMATED SUPERHERO LEADS STILL SEEMS TO BE HOLLYWOOD’S KRYPTONE
THE LEGACY OF RICKIE VASQUEZ, ‘MY SO-CALLED LIFE’S GROUNDBREAKG GAY LATO CHARACTER

BT GAY ROMANCE WH LATO HISPANIC CHARACTERS

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10 GAY, BISEXUAL & QUEER SOAP OPERA STARS WHO ARE OUT — & OUTSTANDG

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11 LATX QUEER INS TO CELEBRATE THIS LGBTQ HISTORY MONTHREAD UP ON THE CREDIBLE LGBTQ ACTIVISTS AND CREATIV WHO CHANGED THE URSE OF QUEER {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY SAMY NEMIROCTOBER 24, 2018/2:03 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2404PX;WIDTH:2517PX;}JACK MCHELL/GETTYANDY WARHOL TRANSVTE SUPERSTAR HOLLY WOODLAWN, ACCLAIMED FOR HER PERFORMANCE 'TRASH', PHOTOGRAPHED 1970. (PHOTO BY JACK MCHELL/GETTY IMAG)BY SAMY NEMIROCTOBER 24, 2018 / 2:03 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"11 LATX QUEER INS TO CELEBRATE THIS LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-10-24T18:03:44.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-10-24T18:03:44.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"SAMY NEMIR","KEYWORDS":"LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH PROVIS A TIMELY OPPORTUNY TO REFLECT ON OUR LLECTIVE HISTORY, PAYG KEEN ATTENTN TO DIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MA TREMENDO NTRIBUTNS TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUEER LATX PEOPLE HAVE BEEN A POWERFUL VOICE OF CHANGE, TRANSFORMATN, AND ACCEPTANCE BOTH MUNI. BUT WHILE THEY’VE BEEN AT THE FOREONT OF NEARLY EVERY QUEER MOVEMENT, LATX, AO-LATXS, AND DIGENO PEOPLE OF LOR HAVE LONG BEEN MARGALIZED—EVEN ERASED—OM OUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE MT PAY HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE. THOUGH FAR OM PLETE, BELOW IS A SELECTN OF QUEER LATX DIVIDUALS—MOSTLY ACTIVISTS AND CEASED—WHOSE NTRIBUTNS AND ACHIEVEMENTS SHOULD BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SYLVIA RIVERA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > {MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF I WERE TO HIGHLIGHT ONE LGBTQ IN, WOULD BE THE PNEERG TRANSGENR AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST SYLVIA RIVERA. OF PUERTO RIN AND VENEZUELAN SCENT, RIVERA HAS BEE THE “MOTHER OF THE MOVEMENT” FOR HER HISTORIC LEARSHIP, OM LEADG THE 1969 STONEWALL RTS TO SUBSEQUENT PROTTS. RIVERA WAS A VISNARY WHO ROSE ABOVE HER TIME THROUGH OUTSPOKEN, SOCIAL JTICE WORK. ALONGSI MARSHA P. JOHNSON, A FELLOW GAY LIBERATN ACTIVIST, RIVERA -FOUND STREET TRANSVTE ACTN REVOLUTNARI (STAR) TO SUPPORT QUEER YOUTH AND SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOSé JUL SARRIA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > {MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHO WAS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY PERSON TO N FOR OFFICE THE UNED STAT? A LATO. BORN OF COLOMBIAN PARENTS, JOSé SARRIA SERVED THE ARY DURG WWII AND BEME A TRAILBLAZER FOR THE GAY MUNY THE 1960S WHEN HE RAN FOR THE SAN FRANCIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ‘61. ALSO KNOWN AS THE GRAND MARE, THE WIDOW NORTON, AND HER ROYAL MAJTY, SARRIA WAS ALSO A DRAG QUEEN WHO FOUND THE IMPERIAL COURT SYSTEM, WHICH HAS GROWN TO AN TERNATNAL CHARABLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHRISTA HAYWORTH, 1940S-LUIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHRISTA HAYWORTH (LEFT) AND SYLVIA RIVERA (RIGHT).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHRISTA HAYWORTH WAS ONE OF THE FIRST OPENLY TRANS WOMAN PUERTO RI, A COLONEL THE U.S. ARMY AND VIETNAM WAR, AND THE FOUNR OF THE LGBT PRI PARA PUERTO RI 2003. MOST NOTABLY, HAYWORTH WAS PRENT AT THE STONEWALL RTS AND BEME A LAT AMERIN AMBASSADOR FOR THE STONEWALL RTS VETERAN ASSOCIATN (SVA). HAYWORTH ALSO APPEARS ALONGSI SYLVIA RIVERA THIS HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH, WHICH, 2015, BEME THE FIRST PORTRA OF TRANS AMERINS TO HANG THE SMHSONIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOLLY WOODLAWN, 1948-2009LEEE BLACK CHILRS/REDFERNSUNITED STATES - JANUARY 01: PHOTO OF HOLLY WOODLAWN (PHOTO BY LEEE BLACK CHILRS/REDFERNS){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOLLY WOODLAWN, LIKE CHRISTA HAYWORTH, WAS ALSO A TRANS WOMAN BORN PUERTO RI AND PRENT AT THE STONEWALL RTS. SHE WAS THST TO THE NATNAL SPOTLIGHT WHEN SHE STARRED THE ANDY WARHOL FILMS TRASH AND WOMEN REVOLT (1971). SHE ALSO WROTE A MEMOIR, A LOW LIFE HIGH HEELS (1991), AND HER TATE HELPED CREATE THE HOLLY WOODLAWN MEMORIAL FUND FOR TRANSGENR YOUTH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DENNIS LEON, 1948-2009TED THAI/THE LIFE IMAG COLLECTN/GETTYAIDS-ILL DENNIS DELEON W. ARRAY OF CRED RDS WHICH HE RAN UP CHARG ON THKG HE'D DIE BEFORE PAYMENT TIME, FACG PT W. LIFE-EXTENDG PROTEASE HIBOR TREATMENT (PHOTO BY TED THAI/THE LIFE IMAG COLLECTN/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS PRINT OF LATO COMMISSN ON AIDS, DENNIS GREW THE ANIZATN OM A STAFF OF TWO TO A STAFF OF 45, WH A BUDGET OF $5 LN WORKG ALONGSI 380 NAIZAONS ACROSS THE UNTRY. DELEON'S FEATS CLU TRANSLATG HIV RMATN TO SPANISH AND SERVG AS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSNER 1986, MAKG HIM ONE OF THE FIRST PROMENT LATOS NEW YORK CY POLICS, AS WELL AS ONE OF THE FIRST OFFICIALS TO DISCLOSE PUBLICLY HIS HIV STAT AN 1993 NEW YORK TIM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GLORIA EVANGELA ANZALDúA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > {MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GLORIA EVANGELA ANZALDúA, A MEXIN-AMERIN LBIAN PROFSOR, FEMIST, AND WRER, WAS BT KNOWN FOR -EDG THE IMPORTANT ANTHOLOGY, THIS BRIDGE CALLED MY BACK: WRGS BY RADIL WOMEN OF COLOR (1981) AND THORG BORRLANDS/LA FRONTERA: THE NEW MTIZA (1993). ANZALDúA'S WORK REFLECTED ON THE NCEPT OF IMAGARY DIVISN BETWEEN LATXS AND NON-LATX GAYS AND LBIANS, OFFERG KEEN SIGHT TO HER EXPERIENC OF CHINO, LATX, AND AMERIN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HORAC ROQUE RAMíREZ, 1969-2015GETTYCANDLE LIGHT AN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HORAC ROQUE RAMíREZ WAS A PROFSOR AT UC BERKELEY, SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSY, UC LOS ANGEL, AND UC SANTA BARBARA WHERE HE FOCED ON QUEER SEXUALY, LGBTQ ORAL HISTORY, AND THE DISCRIMATN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AND POLIL ASYLUM SEEKERS FACE ON THE BASIS OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN AND GENR INTY. IN ADDN TO -EDG BODI OF EVINCE: THE PRACTICE OF QUEER ORAL HISTORY (2012), RAMíREZ'S WROTE QUEER LATO SAN FRANCIS: AN ORAL HISTORY, 1960S-1990S, A -LONG ETHNOGRAPHIL STUDY ON THE FORMATN AND PARTIAL STCTN OF QUEER LATA AND LATO MUNY LIFE SAN FRANCIS, WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED POSTHUMOLY NEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANGIE XTRAVAGANZA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > {MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF THERE’S ONE QUEER SPACE THAT LATX PEOPLE HAVE SHAPED, ’S THE BALLROOM SCENE. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THE MUNY THAT HAVE NTRIBUTED THIS SCENE, CLUDG ANGIE XTRAVAGANZA, WHOSE HOE OF XTRAVAGANZA WAS FEATURED THE INIC DOCUMENTARY PARIS IS BURNG. THE FILM, WHICH ALSO TRODUCED DIENC TO VEN XTRAVAGANZA AND MADONNA’S “VOGUE” DANCERS LUIS CAMACHO AND JOSé GUTIéRREZ, SPIRED THE FX H SERI POSE. WHEN ANGIE FOUND HOE OF XTRAVAGANZA, SHE WAS THE YOUNGT OF THE LEGENDARY MOTHERS AND MA THE GROUP THE CY’S PREMIER LATA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RAY NAVARRO, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > {MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RAY NAVARRO WAS A CHINO ARTIST AND ACTIVIST WHO -FOUND THE LATO CC OF THE DIRECT ACTN ANIZATN ACT UP NEW YORK CY. HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF DIVA TV (DAMNED INTERFERG VIO ACTIVISTS) DOCUMENTG MUNY ACTIVISM AND THE PUBLIC TTIMONI AROUND THE FIGHT AGAST AIDS. IN 1989, HE FILMED AN ACT UP MONSTRATN AT ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL DRSED AS J {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GONZALO “TONY” SEGURA, 1919-1991GETTYCANDLE LIGHT AN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 1955, GONZALO “TONY” SEGURA FOUND AND LED THE NEW YORK CY CHAPTER OF THE CALIFORNIA-BASED MATTACHE SOCIETY, AT THE TIME THE UNTRY’S ONLY LARGE-SLE GAY RIGHTS ADVOCY GROUP. HIS WORKED HELPED CREATE A NATNAL WORK OF GAY ACTIVISTS. IN 1959, HE MOVED OM NEW YORK TO RICHMOND, VA, WHERE HE NTUED TO SPREAD HIS WORK BY CHALLENGG THE PROHIBN OF ALHOL SALE TO GAY PEOPLE. IN 1977, SEGURA ALSO BEME A FOUNDG MEMBER OF THE RICHMOND GAY RIGHTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PEDRO ZAMORA, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > {MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BORN CUBA, PEDRO ZAMORA BEME ONE OF THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MEN LIVG WH AIDS TO APPEAR ON TELEVISN WHEN HE STARRED MTV’S THE REAL WORLD: SAN FRANCIS. IN 1993, ZAMORA TTIFIED BEFORE CONGRS ARGUG FOR MORE ACCSIBLE HIV/AIDS LERATURE, AND AFTER THE SERI, HE NTUED TO PH FOR FERAL HIV PREVENTN AND RE PROGRAMS. THEN PRINT BILL CLTON CREDED ZAMORA FOR LETTG "YOUNG AMERI [SEE] A PEER LIVG WH HIV," AND PRAISED HIS "PASSN AND FEARLSNS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}LGBTQ HISTORY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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CREATG GAY LATO ANIMATED SUPERHERO LEADS STILL SEEMS TO BE HOLLYWOOD’S KRYPTONE

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