Roman Navarrette

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Visibility Guest Editor Letter: Birds of a Feather Must Stick Together

Queer Latinos advocate and uplift each other, writes Guest Editor Roman Navarrette, but it’s also crucial for allies to support representation on screen

Kase Peña
Kase Peña Doesn’t Ask Permission

Director Kase Peña finds her storytelling home in Los Angeles, where she brings trans stories to life on the big screen

Nancy C. Mejia
Nancy C. Mejia Proves Naysayers Wrong

Writer and director Nancy C. Mejia carves out her own legacy in Hollywood and brings other queer Latinas with her

Joey Chavez
Joey Chavez Gets Inclusive Storytelling Right at Max

Max’s Joey Chavez elevates inclusive storytelling and uplifts Latino talent along the way

Aitch Alberto
Aitch Alberto Tackles the Nuances of Queer Latino Storytelling

Writer, director, and producer Aitch Alberto breaks through obstacles to bring queer Latino storytelling to national audiences

Carlos Eric Lopez
Carlos Eric Lopez Is Booked and Thriving

Everyone in Hollywood wants to work with Carlos Eric Lopez. The photographer shares the inspiration behind everything he does: his mother.

Miguel Angel Caballero
Miguel Angel Caballero Creates Stories Honoring the Truth of Queer Latinos

A love of storytelling drives Miguel Angel Caballero to write, direct, and produce stories that authentically represent queer Latinos

Edgar Miramontes
Find Your Community: A Q&A with Edgar Miramontes and Roman Navarrette

Roman Navarrette, the guest editor for our first-ever LGBTQ+ issue, returns for a special interview with Edgar Miramontes about his historic appointment at the Center for the Art of Performance at University of California, Los Angeles

Noelle Flores
Noelle Flores on Confidence, Camaraderie, and Community

Noelle Flores channels life lessons learned from her grandmother to excel in the music and entertainment industry while uplifting other Latinas

Roman Navarrette
Taking Up Space and Speaking Out Will Always Lead to Success

Shortly after I accepted the role of guest editor for the LGBTQ+ feature section of…

Areli Quirarte
Areli Quirarte Chooses Lyrics That Reach Any Audience

Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, carries a certain vibe. Its charm and beauty can be found…

Monica Trasandes
Monica Trasandes: “Get It Right”

It is the purpose of nonprofits such as GLAAD to look out for the LGBTQ+…

Armando Ibanez
Armando Ibañez Documents the Undocumented

Armando Ibañez is devoted to representing his community through television and film

Moises Zamora
Moisés Zamora Is a Student of Stories

“I’m not waiting for doors to open for me. I am going to build the…

Carmen Carrera
Carmen Carrera Proves that Bravery Is Beautiful

It’s obvious when talking to Carmen Carrera that since she first burst onto the scene as…

Lynda Lopez
Lynda Lopez Knows What Matters Most

A born hustler, Lynda Lopez learned early on how to dream big as she was…

Julissa Calderon
Julissa Calderon: Community Activist, On Screen and Off

Julissa Calderon dreams big. Then, she dreams bigger. Indeed, over the course of her career,…

Monica Gil
Monica Gil Is “Adamantly Authentic and Audaciously Assured”

“I’ve always had the desire to tell stories, and Telemundo allows me to revisit that,…

AIDS Healthcare Foundation
For Edwin Millan and Laura Morales Garcia, Hard Work Remains

The moniker “City of Angels” certainly rings true for employees of the Los Angeles-based AIDS…

Steven Canals FX Networks
Steven Canals Honors His Duty to “Fill a Gap”

The category is: royalty. If you are a fan of the Emmy-nominated television drama Pose…

Tanya Saracho Sees No Limit to the Stories She Can Tell

Bittersweet. It’s an adjective Tanya Saracho knows all too well. Earlier this year, about a…