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October 6, 2020October 9, 2020 callmelatine Callmelatine is a resource dedicated to addressing gender and heteronormativity in Hispanic and Latino culture.

Healing.

Growing up at my house, queerness, feminism, and anything outside the binary was viewed as a white issue. It was the societal cucuy or boogie man coming for my parent’s children. Sometimes it was even the devil, or so my parents would insist.

October 2, 2020March 4, 2021 callmelatine Callmelatine is a resource dedicated to addressing gender and heteronormativity in Hispanic and Latino culture.

Latine is a Celebration.

Call me Latine was inspired by a viral Facebook post written to introduce my friends to the gender-neutral Spanish word, Latine. When I first shared the post I had no idea how much attention it would receive.

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I grew up in the Rio Grande Valley, the most southern region of Texas, in a small town called Brownsville. While I grew up in classrooms full of Garcias, Sanchezes, and Cardenases, my last name was Lee.
Today we take a look at the term Latine and who is and isn’t included in the umbrella term.
This week we pay tribute to Rosie Jimenez of the Rio Grande Valley. Rosie was born and raised in McAllen, Texas in the 1950s. The daughter of migrant farm workers, she grew up in poverty, and was one of twelve children.
Language is constantly evolving, and that’s a good thing. Here we take a look at some alternative options to the terms Latine and Latinx.
What is Femicide? Femicide is the use of violence against cisgender women, trans women, and gender-non conforming queer femmes.
Latine is an identity. Some Latines are deaf and communicate using Sign Language. Some Latines are Brazilian and speak Portuguese. Some Latines can’t speak any Spanish at all, and that’s okay.
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