I appreciate ‘Love, Victor’ for its commitment to showing the realities of life as a queer person of color. It never held back.
Sofía Aguilar
Sofía Aguilar
Sofía Aguilar is a Chicana writer and editor based in Los Angeles, California. Her work has appeared in LatinaMedia.Co, HipLatina, and Melanin. Magazine, among other publications. As an alum of WriteGirl and a first-generation college graduate, Sofía earned a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, where she received the Spencer Barnett Memorial Prize for Excellence in Latin American and Latinx Studies. Additionally, she is the 2022 recipient of the Sandra Cisneros Fellowship from Under the Volcano. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter @sofiaxaguilar and visit her website sofiaaguilar.com.
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Ecuadorian-American Victoria Buitron explores her life as a child of two countries and many borders in ‘A Body Across Two Hemispheres.’
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‘Crush’ is a hilarious, heartwarming movie about embracing identity, being fearless, and letting go of fantasies—all in the name of queer love.
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The Latinx Sixteen Candles is a chance to celebrate our culture and provide representation that is much more nuanced than the original.
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Dominican and Caribbean-American author Naima Coster is unafraid to tell extraordinary stories about ordinary families, especially the women that lead them. Her sophomore novel “What’s Mine and Yours” is now out in paperback.
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Euphoria’s two Latina characters, Maddy and Kat, offer more fuel to the backlash fire, deepening rather than undercutting Latina stereotypes.
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YA author Crystal Maldonado is making her mark on Latinx readers across the world. Crystal’s stories center fat, beautiful, brown girls chasing the love they’ve always deserved but haven’t received–until now.
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Despite the girls’ lives being torn apart by war, the heart of ‘Noche de Fuego’ is not their fear but the love they share.
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Justicia and CulturaWhat We're Watching
‘Gentefied’ Is the Latest Casualty of Capitalism and I’m Mad
Finding out last week that Netflix had canceled ‘Gentefied’ after only two seasons felt like a gut-punch. And I know what to blame: capitalism.
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As a Portland-based writer, educator, and DJ, Emilly Prado is one of the most unique triple threats out there. We sat down with Prado to discuss her debut essay collection, ‘Funeral for Flaca.’