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When it comes to holidays, the theory is generally that you can never have enough of them. Though one Arizona lawmaker might be pushing the limits of that rule. During a conversation on the floor of the Arizona House Rep. Richard Miranda proposed a Latino American Day in Arizona, to celebrate the accomplishments of the state's many latino residents. That seems harmless enough, but a heated debate ensued, and after a while Rep. Ash jumped in to say, "I'm supportive of this proposition. I just want them to assure me that when we do become in the minority you'll have a day for us." Ohh, interesting idea... More »
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On more than one occasion, during my seemingly eternal quest for love, I've been accused by friends and acquaintances of being "racist" for trying to date Latinos. More »
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This weekend, I noticed the following polish on offer, not long after spying Rimmel's "Latino" lipstick. The cosmetics industry has officially run out of ideas, confirmed richly by the Internet. More »
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After yesterday's story about "Nichole," who is being spared deportation (for now) due to her sexuality, the Washington Post has an in-depth piece about gay asylum seekers from Latin America. In 1994, then-Attorney General Janet Reno ruled that asylum seekers could legally argue that they needed asylum because they would be persecuted for their homosexuality in their native countries. Many early seekers of asylum using those provisions were gay men from Latin America, and especially Mexico, where gay men were often beaten and abused even by the police. More »
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Possibly-awesome show alert: HBO Latino is launching a new original series set in a fictional Mexican women's prison. The drama, titled Capadocia, will begin airing on September 10th and focuses on the corruption and abuse within women's prisons and the tensions between a prison rights attorney (Dolores Heredia) and a corporate shill who wants to privatize them (Juan Manuel Bernal). (Lady Oz: En Español?) The series will also run subtitled on-demand for non-Spanish-speaking viewers. [Time] More »
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