Queer Brown Voices

URIEL QUESADA is associate dean of the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences, an associate professor of Spanish, and director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Loyola University New Orleans.LETITIA GOMEZ has been a Latina lesbian activist for over thirty years. She was a cofounder and an executive director of LLEGÓ, the first national Latina/o LGBT organization.SALVADOR VIDAL-ORTIZ is an associate professor of sociology at American University, where he also teaches in the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program.

• Preface by Letitia GomezAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Brown Writing Queer: A Composite of Latina/o LGBT Activism, by Salvador Vidal-OrtizLuz Guerra. Dancing at the Crossroads: Mulata, Mestiza, Macha, MujerDennis Medina. We Are a Part of the History of Texas That You Must Not Exclude!JesÚs ChÁirez. From the Closet to LGBT Radio Host in DallasLaura M. Esquivel. An East L.A. Warrior Who Bridged the Latina/o and the Gay WorldsBrad Veloz. A South Texas Activist in Washington, D.C., Houston, and San AntonioDavid Acosta. The Boy in Fear Who Became a Latino/a LGBT Advocate in PhiladelphiaLetitia Gomez. No te rajes-Don’t Back Down! Daring to Be Out and VisibleMona Noriega. Creating Spaces to Break the Circle of Silence and DenialGloria A. Ramirez. The Queer Roots of the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San Antonio, TexasMoisÉs Agosto-Rosario. Latinas/os and the AIDS Treatment Advocacy MovementJosÉ GutiÉrrez. We Must Preserve Our Latina/o LGBT HistoryOlga Orraca Paredes. All the Identities on the Table: Power, Feminism, and LGBT Activism in Puerto RicoWilfred W. Labiosa. Visibility, Inclusivity, and the Fight for LGBT Rights in New EnglandAdela VÁsquez. Finding a Home in Transgender Activism in San FranciscoConclusion by Uriel QuesadaIndex

"While Queer Brown Voices is likely to become a seminal text in college and university queer studies programs, its conversational tone makes it compelling for a general reader as well."(The Guardian) "The creation of Queer Brown Voices is itself a kind of activism; it renders visible the challenges faced by Latina/o queer communities in decades past as well as their robust efforts to pave the way for a more just future." (Texas Observer) "Filled with insights." (Bitch Media) "Queer Brown Voices is a unique book that does a good job in documenting Latina/o LGBT experiences with grassroots organizations, local, state, and federally funded programs. This book is recommended if you are interested in learning about the 1980s, and 1990s organizing and issues faced by LGBT Latina/o activists." (QED Journal)