Towards the beginning of The Garden Left Behind (2019, dir. Flavio Alves), Tina, a young Mexican trans woman in New York City, is undertaking a pre-transition assessment. Her doctor asks, “Are there issues in your life that might... Read Article
Today, there is a good number of Latin American LGBTQ+ movies to peruse, if not yet back in cinemas, then certainly across various streaming platforms. The Brazilian film Bacurau (2019, now on MUBI), by Kleber Mendonça Filho and... Read Article
In most countries in Latin America, members of the LGTBQ community tend to gravitate to cities as they more gay friendly than rural areas. In Ecuador, however, the situation is reversed. In fact, says anthropologist O. Hugo Benavides,... Read Article
Fuerzafest, the first and only Latino LGBTQI Festival in the Northeast region, is back in New York City for its second edition until the 21st of May (see schedule here). Following a theme of “Breaking Down Walls,” the multi-day... Read Article
Micaela Rueda’s feature UIO: Take Me For A Ride (Spanish title: UIO: Sácame a Pasear) is set, as the title of the film betrays – UIO is the code for the airport of Quito – in a middle-class neighbourhood of... Read Article
