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Literary Event – Charlie Vázquez confirmed!

Literary Event – Charlie Vázquez confirmed!

7 davidm / February 21, 2010 2:45 pm

Charlie Vázquez is a radical Bronx-bred writer of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. His fiction and essays have been published in various anthologies, such as the iconoclastic volumes Queer and Catholic (Taylor & Francis, 2007) and Best Gay Love Stories:

History made: Gay Latino man chosen to lead State Assembly, California

1 davidm / December 14, 2009 5:40 am

Assemblyman John Pérez, an openly gay Latino Democrat from Los Angeles, made history Thursday when he was unanimously chosen by the Assembly’s Democratic Caucus to succeed Karen Bass as the lower house’s leader. Pérez, a freshman lawmaker who is expected to be

Is the HIV/AIDS epidemic a serious threat to the Hispanic/Latino community?

Is the HIV/AIDS epidemic a serious threat to the Hispanic/Latino community?

1 davidm / November 30, 2009 1:49 am

Hispanics/Latinos* comprise 15% of the U.S. population but accounted for 17% of all new HIV infections occurring in the US in 2006. Check out the link www.cdc.gov/hiv/hispanics/index.htm

Worlds Aids Day Portland 2009

Worlds Aids Day Portland 2009

1 davidm / November 24, 2009 2:15 am

How will you be recognizing Worlds Aids Day? www.worldaidsdayportland.org

Tragedy in Puerto Rico

8 davidm / November 18, 2009 5:39 am

The Queer Community in Puerto Rico needs our support. Our thoughts  and prayers are with the family and friends of Jorge Steven López Mercado. Please visit the link to learn more. http://mercado-vigil.tumblr.com