La Comay Controversy: Free Speech or Instigating More Hate Crimes?
La Comay Controversy: Free Speech or Instigating More Hate Crimes?
By Robert Deposada, Latinovations Freedom of speech is one of the most important rights we enjoy under our Constitution, and one that we must protect at all costs. However, this […]
California’s Gay Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
The appeals panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco ruled today that California’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the constitutional right to equal protection.
Anti-“Gay Conversion” Activist Now Health Minister In Ecuador
Carina Vance Mafla, is set to take the reins as Ecuador’s new health minister this week, this is particularly salient because she is also a lesbian and has advocated for […]
When I Go Home To Mexico, I Feel Like A Stranger
By Jacky, MyQulture.com I spent my two-week New Year’s vacation with family in Mexico. When I got back to L.A. I felt like I had crossed a finish line and, thankfully, made […]
Pocho.com’s Week In Ñews: Iowa, Chihuahuas, Looking “Mexican”
Hatred of the poor edged out racism and homophobia in the Iowa GOP caucuses, a Fresno man was mauled by chihuahuas and died of shame, and the attempt to repeal […]
Funny Or Sad: The GOP Presidential Candidates
What is passing as a Republican Presidential Primary is both sad and funny. Sad because the current process, very public and very embarrassing, is designed to nominate a candidate who […]
Clinics In Ecuador Use Torture To “Cure Homosexuality”
While some places in Latin America have made great strides in terms of promoting gay rights, such as legalizing same-sex marriage in Mexico City and Argentina, others remain far behind […]
Racist Jokes At Work, “Oh, But I Didn’t Mean You”
We’ve all been there. You’re with your non-Latino co-workers, you’re joking around, and then all of a sudden, someone decides to tell the funniest joke ever — based on racist […]
These Are A Few Of Michele Bachmann’s Least Favorite Things
Michele Bachmann’s head literally explodes when asked about undocumented gay fetuses’ right to carry concealed weapons. She hates: Gays. (She hates them so much that she married one just to keep […]
Latina Lesbians Deal With Racism, Homophobia And More
A new study released at the end of July shows that Latinas who are lesbians face racism from within and without their LGBTQ communities, as well as homophobia and sexism. […]