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“Vida” is Getting Queer Sex Right!

Vida is the TV show of my queer Chicana dreams. Watching it is like an extremely on point targeted ad on Instagram —...

Machismo
Politics

Gun in His House: An Argument Against Machismo

I come from a long line of Mexican machos, mustachioed and hard-working, brutal and generous, hilarious and cruel. Gun-toting, farm-laboring, factory-working, tequila and...

Llane Alexis
Photos by Peter Van Der Pas
Arts

Cuban Artist Llane Alexis: Why Sewing Machines Are Scary

Self-taught, Cuban-born artist Llane Alexis hand-stitches textile remnants to make whimsical and politically charged works of art. I’m a self-taught artist, born and...