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in 1994, the gay and lesbian latino arts group viva did a calendar project addressing support for and discussion of hiv in the latino community. based on the concept of the calendarios which are given out by mexican bakeries, carnicerías, markets and restaurants - viva wanted an image that was culturally a synthesis of both our latin@ / mexican heritage and our identity as queer / gay. i chose to reinterpret an image by the mexican painter jesus helguera whose work illustrating aztec mythology (albeit in a classical western european method) has been reproduced for decades on calendars, the calendars have become a staple of chicano popular culture underneath the image is the edict: ‘apoya tus hermanos con vih / support your brothers with hiv.’

la historia de amor joey terrill (1994)

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Gay Pride Santa Ana Califas 1991

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homosexuales detenidos en una comisaría, 1935, México - Agustín Víctor Casasola

gay men detained at a police station, 1935, Mexico

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Sexy Mexican Men, c. 1949 Jalisco, Mexico via etsy

I really want to know the story behind this photo.

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LGBT ballet folclórico group from Jalisco, México.

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Alex Hoerner’s pictures detail the Mexican gay cowboy scene. Shot at Club Tempo in LA, which specializes in Mexican music, specifically Ranchera and Corridos.

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I DREAM IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE (2017) Sueño en otro idioma dir. Ernesto Contreras

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