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
Increasingly, advocacy groups across the US and Democrat elected officials are publicly getting behind the call to #AbolishICE. As the call gains popularity, ho... Read More
News of transgender rights coming under attack is back in national headlines. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas, has joined 15 other states to ... Read More
The South Texas Equality Project (STEP) is in the early stages of planning an LGBTQ center in the Rio Grande Valley.
The idea for the center is ambitious. Th... Read More
