Author: Monica Trasandes, Senior Director of Spanish Language & Latinx Media & Representation

It is vitally important for the stories of LGBTQ people and their families to be told in Spanish-Language media, which…

This month GLAAD announced the nominees for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including Spanish-language categories in scripted television, journalism,…

The 2023 GuadaLAjara Film Festival comes to downtown Los Angeles Nov. 1 – Nov. 3rd, with several queer-inclusive Spanish-language films…

This year, to celebrate Latine Heritage Month, the GLAAD Media Institute is launching a digital series called “Dímelo,” debuting with four…

Film festivals offer audiences a preview to some of the best films of the coming year, a trail that often leads to distribution,…

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 who helped pave the way for the modern LGBTQ movement and who was born in New York to Puerto Rican and Venezuelan parents.

Monica Trasandes is the Senior Director of Spanish Language and Latinx Media at GLAAD. Monica is also a writer and her novel,…

In the far south of Latin America, the sound of tango music has been drifting from bars in the ports…