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Community

By: Al Ballesteros & Pepe Torres

California State Fullerton’s Pollak Library: Adelante Magazine Exhibition

Adelante Magazine was the focus community, and share queer,
of an exhibit at the California State trans-Latinx stories.
University at Fullerton from No- Through its run Adelante
vember 2024 through January Magazine became increas-
2025 in the lobby of the Pollak Li- ingly inclusive and the posi-
brary. Students and visitors had tive impact on the
the opportunity to get a compre- community remains immeas-
hensive view of the magazine, and urable. Adelante continues to
its place in the history of our types be a crucial part of the
of publications. Adelante is the LGBTQIA+ Latinx legacy.”
longest running LGBTQ+ Latinx
publication of its kind in the United Adelante Magazine was
States and documents the history started in May 1998 with the
of the community from its perspec- primary intention to provide
tive as a Southern California pub- information to the Latinx
lication. community about HIV/AIDS
and local resources available
The exhibit called, Adelante Mag- for prevention and treatment.
azine: Documenting Queer Latinx After its launch, it became
Stories since 1998, was curated clear that many other issues
by Dr. Eddy Francisco Alvarez Jr. needed to be addressed and
and student assistants Leilani the magazine became a full-
Acosta Salgado and Eric Morales, scale community publication
and the exhibit focused on the his- covering local news and
tory and importance of Adelante events, culture, the arts, fea-
Magazine, as well as other forms tures of LGBTQ activists and
of print media, as tools for high- mainstream celebrities, im-
lighting LGBTQIA+ viewpoints in migration, general health is-
the Latinx community. The exhi- sues, among other topics.
bition was on display through The magazine is volunteer
January 2025, but one can view all driven and has produced its
copies of Adelante Magazine as contents with the assistance
part of the Zuñiga Research col- of many writers, photogra-
lection by visiting the University phers and advocates since
Archives & Special Collections its inception. We are thank-
during their regular reading room ful to our editor, Pepe Torres
hours. for his countless hours of
work to keep Adelante Mag- Ashley Iniguez, who was a gradu-
In 2022 CSUF University Archives azine moving forward. We are ate student in History with a con-
& Special Collections acquired the also thankful to the many writers, centration in Chicanx Studies. We
Adelante Magazine collection. news reporters, photographers, offer a special thank you to the
Every month, the University re- models, make up and clothing as- Paulina June and George Pollak
ceives an updated copy of the sistance for models, distribution Library, to University Archives and
magazine that is added to the ar- staff, graphic artists, advertisers Special Collections at CSUF,
chive. CSUF is one of the only and logistics people that have especially Patrisia Prestinary and
universities in the United States helped the magazine in some way Garret Fritz, and to Trish Camp-
that maintains the entire collec- over the last 27 years. We could bell, Exhibit Program Coordinator
tion, more than 27 years of history not have done this work without and her team for their support and
of the LGBTQ+ Latinx community. you. labor in making the exhibit
happen.
According to the curators, “For For putting together the CSUF ex-
over two decades, Adelante Mag- hibit Adelante Magazine would like We have approximately 20 nearly
azine has been a vital voice for the to thank Dr. Eddy Francisco Alva- complete collections still available.
LGBTQIA+ Latinx community. rez, Jr, and students Leilani If you are a Library and would like
From its roots in print media — a Acosta Salgado and Eric Dean to acquire this archive, please
tool historically used by Latinx ac- Morales. We also wish to thank contact us at
tivists and artists — the magazine Barbara Miller, the Zuniga Re- Readelante@aol.com or by calling
has helped shape culture, foster search Collection Librarian and 323-256-6639.

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