Monica Trasandes

1 month ago | thesunmagazine.org | Finn Cohen |Melissa Febos |Monica Trasandes

As I write this in late February, it is snowing in central North Carolina for the second time in two days; it’s the third round of snow we’ve had this winter, which is already significant, but this time it’s really sticking given how cold it is. These events are rare here and have gotten rarer in the last few years.

Apr 11, 2024 | pjmedia.com | Matthew Margolis |Monica Trasandes

A recent Gallup poll reveals that a mere 4% of Hispanic and Latino Americans use the fake term "Latinx." Interestingly, a significant portion, 15%, prefer to be identified as "Latino" or "Latina," while 23% favor the term "Hispanic." Another separate survey conducted by Bendixen & Amandi International, a Democratic firm, found that only 2% of respondents like the term, and 40% find it offensive.

Mar 28, 2024 | glaad.org | Monica Trasandes |Gabe Gonzalez

It is vitally important for the stories of LGBTQ people and their families to be told in Spanish-Language media, which plays a key role in the lives of the more than 60 million Latines in the United States. To help ensure those stories are told, particularly by transgender and nonbinary Latines, the GLAAD Media Institute’s Spanish-Language & Latine Media & Representation team partnered with the Trans Wellness Center for a first-of-its kind event at the Los Angeles LGBT Center in March.

Jan 30, 2024 | glaad.org | Monica Trasandes |Gabe Gonzalez

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, sending powerful messages of acceptance to audiences globally.

Oct 26, 2023 | glaad.org | Monica Trasandes

The 2023 GuadaLAjara Film Festival comes to downtown Los Angeles Nov. 1 – Nov. 3rd, with several queer-inclusive Spanish-language films like “Todos los Incendios” and “Kenya.”“Todos los Incendios” (screening Nov. 1) hails from Colectivo Colmena, a group of talented Mexican filmmakers. In it, a young man plays with fire as he grapples with family, loss and passions he and his friends can neither define nor dominate — but that society has already told them are taboo. “Kenya” (screening Nov.