Note: Due to safety concerns, a pseudonym has been used to keep Maria’s identity confidential.
It is well known that the journey to the US for those fleeing ... Read More
Several leaders in the trans community in the Rio Grande Valley are preparing this week for this year’s recognition of Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV). The cel... Read More
One of the major events taking place in the Rio Grande Valley in the first quarter half of the year is the 2019 CreARTE Expo, a Latino Cultural & Comics Fes... Read More
Note: Kimberly Avila has been described by her sister Ivon Rodarte and members of the Rio Grande Valley LGBTQ community as identifying as genderfluid. Family me... Read More
Eight years ago, Jada Josette was hanging out a few blocks from where she was living in McAllen, Texas, when she decided to walk to a nearby Stripes.
A few m... Read More
One of the most common criticisms of comic book communities is how straight, male, and cisgender those spaces can be. Unfortunately, for many LGBTQ people of co... Read More
Every time Adrian, a young trans man in the Rio Grande Valley, visits his doctor, he has to make a $60 copay. If not for the coverage provided by his employer, ... Read More
Earlier this month, Brownsville’s own Nolan Navarro turned heads when they walked down the runway at the annual New York Fashion Week extravaganza. The 21-year-... Read More
The Rio Grande Valley is home to many LGBTQ women who have left their mark on this region and beyond. Writing has been just one of the many ways LGBTQ women hav... Read More
The Rio Grande Valley FC Toros and South Texas Equality Project (STEP) have partnered to host an LGBTQ Pride-themed night at the HEB Park in Edinburg on Sept. 2... Read More
