El Diario La Prensa and Latino Gay Pride

Today's editorial from the Spanish-language newspaper El Diario La Prensa is all about gay pride and Latino LGBT activism ("Honoring Gay Pride"). It follows Spanish-language only articles published yesterday and today taking a look at different aspects of the Latino LGBT community which include:

Yesterday's paper:

• "The presence of Hispanics in Stonewall"
• "The forgotten in immigration reform: Same-sex partners" on difficulties faced by bi-national same-sex couples (an English language translation is posted on Canadian Hope, the blog of one of the featured couples - and good friends - Tom and Emilio).
  
• An OpEd by Pedro Julio Serrano: "Targetted by violence: Latino gays and lesbians"

Today's paper:

• "They also want to be recognized" on the fight for same-sex marriage rights in New York State
• "Civil unions: More social security" on gains in New Jersey for same-sex couples
• "Homes for gay youths in New York" on Sylvia's Place, a homeless shelter for LGBT youth named in honor of transgender activist Sylvia Rivera
• "Proud of my truth" - a Latina woman from New Jersey describes what makes her proud of being a lesbian.
• Video of today's parade
  

In the meantime, as we shared a few days ago, we did some research here at Blabbeando for images that El Diario might be able to use (and provided a few contacts for their reporting). If you want to look through some of those images, here's a handy summary as well:

• 1997: The Latino Caucus of ACT UP and Latino LGBT activism in the 1980's and 90's
• 1998: The first ever Bronx LGBT Pride parade
• 1999: LGBT contingents at the non-gay Puerto Rican Pride parade
• 2002: The annual Dominican LGBT picnic under the George Washington Bridge
• 2003: COLEGA waltzes for same-sex partnership rights in Colombia at Queens Pride
• 2004: Confronting religious homophobia in the Bronx and marching down 5th Avenue
• 2006: Latino LGBT precence at the immigration rights rallies