No te rajes—Don’t Back Down! Daring to Be Out and Visible

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. INTRODUCTION. BROWN WRITING QUEER: A COMPOSITE OF LATINA/O LGBT ACTIVISM 1
6. Dancing at the Crossroads: Mulata, Mestiza, Macha, Mujer 28
7. We Are a Part of the History of Texas That You Must Not Exclude! 47
8. From the Closet to LGBT Radio Host in Dallas 64
9. An East L.A. Warrior Who Bridged the Latina/o and the Gay Worlds 78
10. A South Texas Activist in Washington, D.C., Houston, and San Antonio 97
11. The Boy in Fear Who Became a Latino/a LGBT Advocate in Philadelphia 109
12. No te rajes—Don’t Back Down! Daring to Be Out and Visible 121
13. Creating Spaces to Break the Circle of Silence and Denial 139
14. The Queer Roots of the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San Antonio, Texas 151
15. Latinas/os and the AIDS Treatment Advocacy Movement 171
16. We Must Preserve Our Latina/o LGBT History 183
17. All the Identities on the Table: Power, Feminism, and LGBT Activism in Puerto Rico 192
18. Visibility, Inclusivity, and the Fight for LGBT Rights in New England 203
19. Finding a Home in Transgender Activism in San Francisco 212
20. CONCLUSION 221
21. Index 231