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AFAF Ep. 17: Queerness in the Borderlands with Sarah Luna

On this month's episode of Asking for a Friend, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with Sarah Luna, a Texas-born sociocultural anthropologist, professor, and award-winning author, to discuss her coming out experience in San Antonio, her research on migrants, sex work, and missionaries, and her latest project on sapphic and transfeminist activism in Mexico City.…

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Sara Ramirez, Activist Bamby Salcedo to Judge Miss & Mr. Trans OLTT Fundraiser

A photo of OLTT founder Ana Andrea Molina.

Organización Latina de Trans en Texas, better known as OLTT, is a Houston-based non-profit organization that provides life-saving resources to the trans Latinx community. The organization was founded by Ana Andrea Molina, an undocumented trans Latina, who currently serves as the organization’s executive director. One of the main services OLTT provides is housing for Latina trans women at the organization’s shelter, Casa Anandrea. In 2018 alone, the organization was able to provide housing to 120 trans Latinas throughout the course…

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An Open Letter to America from a Queer, Mexican Immigrant

A photo of a welcome sign for immigrant.

Dear America, I arrived in this country when I was four years old. My mother had married a man, an American citizen, who would become my stepfather and we left behind our previous home in a small ranching community in Mexico. Even though I was young, I remember that period in my life like it was yesterday. I was nervous to arrive in this new place where the people looked different and spoke a different language than me. Even the houses…

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Episode 3: UnDACAmented & Unafraid

A photo of Veer Queer with chef Adán Medrano.

The recent DACA announcement and temporary block on SB4 will greatly impact the nearly 1.5 undocumented people living in Texas. This week, Yunuen Alvarado with the University Leadership Initiative joins Veer Queer to discuss what this all means, and what's to come.…

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