Category: FEATURE ARTICLES

This month focuses on the topic of silence and erasure both inside and outside the borders of the United States. Latino communities are mixed status, mixed region, and mixed country, filled with indiv

Por: Francisco Dueñas, Propietarios por la vivienda justa En California estamos enfrentando una crisis de accesibilidad. Para muchos, el costo por vivir en el estado es demasiado, especialmente

Some of you may be confused by the holiday in question: Don’t you mean Transgender Day of Remembrance, and isn’t it in November? No and yes. Transgender Day of Visibility is its own day. The differ

¿Relación abierta o cerrada? Por: Jorge Diaz, MSW - Clinical Social Worker Jorgediaz2010@gmail.com     ¿Relación abierta o cerrada? Esta pregunta sigue siendo el tema en m

  Open or close relationship? By Jorge Diaz, MSW - Clinical Social Worker Jorgediaz2010@gmail.com Open or close relationship? That seems to be the question many gay single or “tak

By Joseph Castel Despite the current cultural climate and the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements that have ignited our collective consciousness, a Euro styled coming of age story about a boy just shy of

Por: Jorge Diaz, MSW - Clinical Social Worker Jorgediaz2010@gmail.com   Llegó el día de San Valentín.  Qué horror para algunos.  Desafortunadamente, nos hemos enfocado en el amor románti

  By Jorge Diaz, MSW - Clinical Social Worker Jorgediaz2010@gmail.com   There are many that hate this day, and others hate the entire month. Yes, it’s Valentine’s day.  Unfortuna

  This month marks President Donald Trump’s talent of weaseling his way through one White House fiasco after another. At the time of writing this, the last tactic in his administration’s onsla

By: Simone Dugal, MSW Intern Simonedugal@gmail.com   As humans, we are thirsty for love, acceptance, and stability. Sometimes when we are in a vulnerable position, we tend to gravita

  Por: Simone Dugal, MSW Intern Simonedugal@gmail.com Como seres humanos, deseamos la experiencia de ser amado, aceptado y por fin tener estabilidad aunque quizás a veces mal interpr

Por: Francisco Dueñas Aún existen muchos mitos e información errónea acerca del VIH. La verdad es que nunca hemos estado tan cerca de lograr una generación libre del SIDA. Actualmente las personas

  HIV is still surrounded by myths and misinformation. The truth is that we have never been closer to an AIDS free generation as we are now. Currently, people living with HIV in treatment can

15 Years of Dedication to Helping Those Living with HIV/AIDS By Megan Martinez, Communication Manager Photos Courtesy of Dignity Health – St. Mary Medical Center. Dignity Health – St. Mary Medica

Por: Jorge Diaz, MSW Clinical Social Worker Jorgeadiaz2010@gmail.com Se acercan los tiempos de fiestas y la temporada de estar con nuestros seres queridos. Este mes celebramos el día de Acción de

By Jorge Diaz, MSW Clinical Social Worker Jorgeadiaz2010@gmail.com The holiday season is here again… a time to celebrate and be with family and friends. Thanksgiving is the holiday that sets it of

By: Philip Hall I first heard about the area along the north-east shore of Lake Geneva from friends with family in Switzerland. “It’s the most breathtaking scenery you can imagine,” one of them rav

  Lo que no sabes de Markos D1 Facebook/MarkosD1, Instagram/ D1markos, Youtube/D1markos Por: Victoria Ruiz, Facebook/Lavictoriadetodos, Instagram/Lavictoriadetodos Fotos: Lee Cherry Studios

By: Philip Hall Photos courtesy of Eatsporkjew.com When I hear “island vacation” I think Caribbean tropics, the beaches of Bocas del Toro, and snorkeling in the reefs of Tahiti. Iceland—which is i

Every major publication covered the President’s shocking tweets that banned transgender people from serving in the military. Fundamentally, the President took a cheap shot at the most vulnerable membe