Monica Trasandes

This month GLAAD announced the nominees for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including Spanish-language categories in scripted television, journalism, digital media and special recognition honorees that span from drag reality shows to holiday films. Since 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards have grown to be the most visible annual LGBTQ awards show in the world,

This month GLAAD announced the nominees for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including Spanish-language categories in scripted television, journalism, digital media and special recognition honorees that span from drag reality shows to holiday films. Since 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards have grown to be the most visible annual LGBTQ awards show in the world,

The 2023 GuadaLAjara Film Festival comes to downtown Los Angeles Nov. 1 - Nov. 3rd, with several queer-inclusive films like “Todos los Incendios” and “Kenya.”

Film festivals offer audiences a preview to some of the best films of the coming year, a trail that often leads to distribution, commercial success or awards and accolades for new voices. When it comes Latine and LGBTQ cinema in the U.S., a few festivals coming up offer some exciting new works: The New York Latino Film Festival

As a young queer person, did you see your story told in books much? Probably not, right? The same goes for Latine kids, who are far less likely to be included in children’s books. Seeing a dearth of books about Latine people, the organization Hispanic Star teamed up with Macmillan to create a series of books that would “get Hispanic heroes into every Latine household and ensure every Latino kid has access to the stories of their own heroes.” One of the subjects is Sylvia Rivera, a trans leader w…

Monica Trasandes is the Senior Director of Spanish Language and Latinx Media at GLAAD. Monica is also a writer and her novel, “Broken Like This,” was published in 2012 by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press. She was born in Uruguay and grew up in California. She has a B.A. in International Relations from U.C. Santa Barbara and

In the far south of Latin America, the sound of tango music has been drifting from bars in the ports of Buenos Aires and Montevideo since the late 1800s. “Tango is very traditional, and so why not bring to this beautiful tradition a hefty dose of inclusion, of queer love?” says Max Masri, founder of

The GLAAD Media Institute’s Spanish-Language and Latine Media team recently celebrated the many achievements of LGBTQ Latine talent with a reception at Wallspace Art Gallery in West Hollywood. Sharing their stories with us were Vico Ortiz (Our Flag Means Death), Juliana Joel (Raven’s Home), Luis Sandoval (Despierta América, K-LOVE) and Fernanda Eguiarte and Michelle Rodríguez (La Flor Más Bella, Ana, I Carry You With Me). All of these folks are either past or present (or both!) GLAAD Media Award…

Actress Bárbara López on her new series, Señorita 89 and on her queer fans and the importance of being part of beloved queer couple, “Juliantina”

From September 15 to October 15, you will probably hear a lot about Hispanic or Latino or Latinx Heritage Month. Heritage months can be tricky: why set aside just one month to celebrate ethnic or marginalized groups–including their culture, resilience, and artistry–when they should be celebrated all year? While the idea of one dedicated month can be debated, we think it’s easy to agree on one thing: how fantastic it is to uplift the creative, visionary and amazing people who are part of our LGBTQ community and who are also of Latinx heritage. So we did just that.

We recently asked members of our amazing Latinx LGBTQ community to share who would be in their hearts and on their minds as they voted. This is what they told us. A big gracias & thank you to everyone who participated!

Latinx celebrities came out in full force again this year for #SpiritDay! Among those who turned their social media purple or in other ways participated, were Adriana Barraza, Horacio Pancheri, Ana de la Reguera, Christian Chavez, Natalia Jiménez, Mauricio Martinez, and many more.