This Is NOS

Dia de los muertos Baila Conmigo dance party, a benefit for This Is NOS Anum Awan JOIN US EVERY LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT The Port Bar #queerlatinx #halloween #diadelosmuertos #latinx #baile #dance #community #pride #party #art #performance #dj #portbar #oakland #california #bailaconmigodanceparty

According to @nytimes, the #Trump administration is considering an interpretation of #TitleIX, the federal civil rights law that bans sex discrimination in federally funded schools, that would define sex as either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with. The Department Of Health and Human Services proposal would effectively erase protections for trans people, who identify with a gender different from the one assigned to them at birth, from federal civil rights laws ensuring that the laws do not prohibit discrimination against trans people in any setting, including the workplace, housing, schools, and health care. This will not stand. When you mess with one of us, you are messing with all of us. #WontBeErased

The space between being femme, queer, and Latinx, is one that I still navigate on a daily basis. But on this particular #nationalcomingoutday, I am reminded of where I started, and I can’t help smile. I mean, let’s face it, questioning Gladys never would have thought she’d get a rainbow tattooed on her body Sending love to my queer community, both to those who are out and those who aren’t. You are all valid and loved! . Words and photo by @gladyycastellon . #queer #queerlatinx #latinx #lgbt #lgbtq #lesbian #gay #transgender #bisexual #nonbinary #comingout #thisisnos