Throughout a career spanning nearly five decades, Joey Terrill has explored the intersection of his Chicanidad and queerness.
As an artist, activist, and health educator, Terrill emerged in the ’70s, actively participating in the gay liberation and Chicano movements. At a time when these worlds felt disparate, Terrill worked to bridge the gap between them, tenderly humanizing what it meant to be Chicano and gay and later what it meant to live through the AIDS/HIV crisis and memorialize fallen loved ones.
To learn more about the artist whose work was once deemed “too gay, too queer, or very Latino,” head to the link in bio.
📝: @iwearmykswiss
📸: Terrill photographed by Teddy Sandoval in 1975
Artworks featured:
Still-Life with Crixivan (1997-1998)
Homeboy Beautiful (1978-1979)
Jef, Victor, Luiz and George (1992-1993)
Chicanos Invade New York (1981)
Sustiva Still-Life (2000-2001)
Censorships, politics, and prejudice are all obstacles for films centered on queer narratives, particularly in Latin America. The films that have defined the genre's long and complicated journey into mainstream cinema, from Alfonso Cuarón's "Y tu mamá también" to Lucía Puenzo's "The Fish Child" emphasize how Latin America’s political and societal divisions play into these experiences.
At the link in bio, discover twelve films that highlight the queer experience in Latin communities.
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📸: Snapshot of Brazil, 1970s. Photographer Unknown
Congratulations to Al Horford who has just made history as the first Dominican-born player to win an NBA championship! After 17 seasons, this basketball veteran finally gets his ring.
