Santa Fe, NM – June 26, 2015 – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a historic decision in favor of marriage equality, making it so that same-sex couples will soon have the freedom to marry and will enjoy equal respect for their marriages across America.
I am one of many marginalized voices in the LGBTQ community, and all of my intersected identities have informed and shaped how I navigate my Queer identity. My Queer identity isn’t a single checkbox, and I don’t live a single-issue life. This evening when I entered this room, I didn’t leave my Chican@ identity at the door – I walked in with my whole self and all of my intersected identities.
Andrea Quijada, Executive Director, Media Literacy Project:
"My questions are: 1) What exists within American culture that makes her think this is okay? (Because she did not get there alone); and, 2) Before I see/hear/read white folks point fingers at her, I encourage you to pause and ask yourself, "Where do I fit on the spectrum of this behavior of black co-optation AND why do I do it? How do my actions perpetuate racism when I do this?” (And, I’m not just talking to Iggy Azalea here, see Question 1)."
Domo Minaj (Dominic Lopez in the news) was fired from the Westside Albuquerque Smith's Grocery Store for wearing fake nails. In less than a working day, the local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union stepped up to defend Domo, and was able to get Domo's job back. Details on this as reported via social media below.
Full story on KRQE News here: http://krqe.com/2015/06/07/man-says-he-was-fired-for-wearing-fake-nails/
Albuquerque, NM – June 4, 2015 – This week, Freedom to Marry launched a bilingual ad campaign that will run in parts of Texas and Southern New Mexico. The ads highlight the fact that “we don’t turn our backs on family,” and that each LGTB individual is someone’s mother, daughter, sister, father, son, brother, friend, or family member.
Being a Queer Chicana growing up in Doña County, where marriage licenses were first issued to same sex couples in the state, I have seen how most of society—especially the Latino community—has continued to evolve when talking about marriage equality and LGBTQ rights. With the latest GALLUP poll showing that 72% of Latinos in the United States support marriage equality (third highest of any demographic in the U.S), I know that it is not any different here in Southern New Mexico.
Albuquerque, NM – June 1, 2015 – June is Pride Month, meaning there will be celebrations for the LGBTQ community across the state of New Mexico. Equality New Mexico will be in attendance at each celebration, and will have booths at which they offer education and outreach.
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About this blog: Today’s LGBT movement is in significant flux. It is also finally beginning to address the historic and systematic exclusion of POC and trans* experience and priorities from what has become a very wealthy, very privileged, and very white-cis-male-centered movement for legal equality.
Equality New Mexico was recently highlighted by the Equality Federation for its intersectional work with the reproductive justice movement.
A new website launched by Equality New Mexico includes an updated business directory and listing of LGBT-friendly businesses in New Mexico.
The site, eqnm.org, offers resources for individuals and small business owners wanting to connect with other businesses that serve the lesbian, gay, bi- or transgender (LGBT) community.