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Éramos Niñxs: Documenting Queer Latine Latiné Childhoods y Niñez
Now accepting childhood fotos for a special addition to our anthology!
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 23rd, 2026 @ 11:59 P.M.
Queerness exists in childhood. In the ways we were called too masculine, too feminine, too sensitive, too much, or simply made to feel different from what our familias and cultures expected of us, there were pieces of ourselves already taking shape.
This section honors nuestras infancias, nuestras familias, nuestra gente y las comunidades that became familia along the way. Queer people have always found ways to create family in addition to and beyond the ones we were born into. Este es un espacio para recordar, celebrar y honrar esos conexiones.
We especially invite our queer Latine elders to share fotos y recuerdos de su niñez. Your stories, your memories, and the knowledge you carry are part of what keeps our communities going.
However familia looks to you, we want to see it!
Requirements:
Identify as queer
Identify as Latine/x/a/o
The queer Latine person being represented must be present in the photo
You may include name, date, location, and/or a short 1-3 sentence description in your email. You may also submit anonymously. Please email all submissions to poetarosasysuenos@gmail.com
Beyond Tragedy: Reclaiming Queer Latine Vitality Beyond Discourses of Suffering
Beyond Tragedy: Reclaiming Queer Latine Vitality Beyond Discourses of Suffering
An Anthology for Queer Latines Edited by Queer Latines
An Anthology for Queer Latines Edited by Queer Latines
SUBMISSIONS HAVE CLOSED!!!
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO October 31, 2026 11:59 P.M.
So often, queer lives, especially queer Latine lives, are cut short in literature, film, and television. The lesbian, gay, trans, or queer character never makes it to the end. Their story is interrupted by violence, tragedy, or a horrific death, even when they are beloved by the audience. Latine queerness is often written as something that must eventually end in suffering. Although there has been an increase in screentime for queer Latine characters, we mistake this as representation of queer lives because (at the very least) we see ourselves in media, but representation encompasses something that media doesn't. That is, the dignity and respect for the livelihood of queer joy and queer life, as lived by Latines.
This collection is intended to serve as an anthology and celebration of queer Latine lives as they are actually lived: ordinary, extraordinary, messy, tender, sensual, playful, creative, political, familial, and full of possibility, joy, and love. I want to document the places where we, queer people, feel most ourselves, the music we dance to, the clothes that make us feel like us, the hobbies that keep us excited about life, the art that touches us, the friendships that become family, the traditions we create, and the small, everyday pleasures that make up our lives. Your life!
Your submission does not have to be “happy” from beginning to end. Joy can exist alongside grief, anger, uncertainty, longing, and contradiction. I am interested in the full texture of your lived experiences of living and joy as a queer Latine person.
Prompt: As a queer Latine, what does queerness, joy, and living mean to you?
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