Links I'm Loving: The Sexuality of Our Communities

Here are some links that I find fascinating today. Not all of them are directly connected to sexuality or Latinos, pero they are all important for us to be "in the know." If you follow me on Twitter you already know about these stories.

First some shameless plugs:

My book reviews are up of the following books (site NSFW):
The Slow Fix by Ivan Coyote.

Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women’s Love and Desire By Lisa M. Diamond


Vodou Love Magic: A Practical Guide to Love, Sex, and Relationships By Kenaz Filan
UPDATE 11/23/2019
Unfortunately this author has believed the lies of white supremacy and has promoted dehumanization of various community members. This post and others will include this update for accountability and archival purposes.

Do you know of the Zoot Suit Riots? Did you know that women also wore/wear Zoot Suits? If not read on! Zoot Suits Make the Man --And The Woman! The author of Women In The Zoot Suit gives an overview.

Protest are going on in Puerto Rico regarding the economy, unemployment, and general unrest. Read more about the demonstrations here and see a fotogalaria here.

A young man asked President of the United States (POTUS) Obama "Why do people hate you? They supposed to love you. God is love." Watch the video and hear Obama's response.

A lesbian high school student was banned from being in her school yearbook. Why was she banned? For not conforming to the gender expectations for how she *should* express her gender identity.

If you are in the DC metro area check out the DC Latin American Film Showcase!

Jamaican performer Buju Banton meet with gay activistsprior to his San Francisco show.

An interview with author/artist Sapphire (Push) on Charlie Rose.

Today a lot of people were saying "Happy Birthday" to Fela Kuti. It's important to know more than one story, here's a video of author/artist Chimamanda Adichie (Purple Hibiscus) speaking on The danger of a single story:

Sunday Night Common Sense

UPDATE 11/23/2019
Unfortunately this author has believed the lies of white supremacy and has promoted dehumanization of various community members. This post and others will include this update for accountability and archival purposes.

I've reviewed a fabulous book for one of my editors called Vodou Love Magic: A Practical Guide to Love, Sex, and Relationships by Kenaz Filan, which is a book for practitioners and those interested in this belief and value system.

There were incredible quotes from this book and I'd like to share one that I think is so important for many of us.

“By forcing your partner to take responsibility, you are treating him or her like an adult. You are giving the most precious (and most frightening) gift of all—the gift of responsibility and independence, with all that comes with it....you deserved to be loved for yourself, as yourself, and BY yourself."

p. 48-49