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A podcast and archive that documents queer life from the Rio Grande Valley and other borderlands. Created and hosted by Alexandra Nichole Salazar, a queer Chicana from Pharr, a border town in South Texas. She is also a PhD Candidate in the Mexican-American/Latinx Studies department at the University of Texas at Austin, where her research focuses on queer and anti-colonial borderland archives, memory making practices, and theories. - Follow @jotxsyrecuerdos_podcast or https://jotxsyrecuerdos. ...
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Send us a text In this episode of "Jotxs y Recuerdos," host Alexandra Salazar interviews Kandi Kasket (also known as Roxanna), a non-binary/asexual Latina. Kandi discusses her journey of self-discovery, including her experiences with asexuality and drag, and the challenges she faced in coming out. She emphasizes the importance of queer spaces and r…
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Send us a text Anel Flores, a queer/lesbian Chicana story maker, discusses her inception and impact of La Otra Taller Nepantla Artist Residency, held February 2021 in Arroyo City, a town in the Rio Grande Valley. Inspired by Gloria Anzaldua's 1995 residency, Flores paid homage to the nurturing environment for artists to create freely. Anel re-creat…
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Send us a text Kimberly Sanchez, is a trans woman from San Juan, Texas. She aspires to become a physical therapist, motivated by her mother's 1999 accident. Kimberly shares how she came out at 17, initially hiding her identity due to bathroom access issues and misgendering. However, because of her supportive mom she was able to live her truth. In t…
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Send us a text Esteban Silva, a queer Latino from Pharr, Texas, discusses his journey growing up in the Rio Grande Valley, where he faced challenges hiding his identity due to religious and societal pressures. He recounts a pivotal moment at age seven when his mother explained that same-sex marriage contradicts the Bible. Despite support from teach…
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Send us a text Noe Gonzalez-Schwenneker, a queer woman from Pharr, Texas discusses what it is was like being queer along the border. Noe describes various queer spaces in the Rio Grande Valley (Montrose, Trade Bar, and Jackie O's), including bars across the border in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She also speaks on how the Orlando shooting impacted …
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Send us a text Dolissa Medina, a queer Chicana filmmaker, writer, and multimedia artist. She's been making experimental films for 20 years, inspired by the the places she's lived: Brownsville, San Francisco, and Berlin. In this episode, she reflects on coming out in Brownsville, a city along the border region, the importance of preserving meaningfu…
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Send us a text In this episode, Esther Martinez, a non-binary Chicana/Puerto rican punk discuss the importance of representation, particularly in the music industry, and addresses issues of sexism and misogyny within the local punk scene. They also share their experiences with her band, Fantastico, and the impact of their music, including a song in…
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Send us a text Allyson Duarte, a queer Latina from McAllen, Texas who holds a philosophy degree from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. In this episode, she highlights the intersectionality of issues like immigration, queer rights, and environmental racism. Allyson also emphasizes the importance of representation in education, advocating fo…
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Send us a text Ayden Castellanos, is queer a Chicano activist and podcaster. In this episode, he emphasizes the importance of the deconstructing HIV/AIDS stigma and educating the public about prevention and treatment, including the use of PrEP. In addition, he highlights the vibrant queer community in the Valley, the challenges of machismo, and the…
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Send us a text In this episode, host, Alexandra Salazar sits down with Angela Garza, a Chicana dyke from McAllen, TX, who played a pivotal role in shaping the Rio Grande Valley punk scene. As a member of bands like Angela & the X's, Inkbag, Dykes Interrupted, and The Follies, Angela reflects on her musical journey and the cultural impact of her wor…
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Send us a text Back from hiatus to discuss the ongoing genocide in Palestine. Join us for an urgent and critical conversation with Joy where we discuss settler colonialism in The Rio Grande Valley and Palestine. *edit: at 25min it is 5 generations instead of 5 years* Joy (she/her) is a queer farmer and soil scientist who organizes for collective li…
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Send us a text For this episode, we interview Eddie Piña, your favorite gay Tio. Join us as he recounts his journey to accepting his HIV diagnosis in 2013, emphasizing the importance of safe sex and regular testing. He also talks about the impact of machismo, his experice as a farm worker, and the Valley club scene in the 2000s --- Episode Edited b…
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Send us a text This live podcast is presented by the UTRGV Center for Mexican American Studies' Cafecito y Charla series. Join Alexandra Nichole Salazar as she moderates a conversation with Judy R. Pryor-Ramirez, Aimaloghi Eromosele, and Alexandra Hughes about Black history, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the ongoing fight against anti-Blackn…
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Send us a text ***First Episode of 2020*** Join us for our Bonus Episode where we explore Nepantla, Borderlands, and Queerness with Vickie Vértiz, a Queer Chicana Poet and Professor from California. "Vickie Vértiz was born and raised in Bell Gardens, a city in southeast Los Angeles County. Her writing is featured in the New York Times magazine, the…
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Send us a text "In this episode, Anel Flores—a butch lesbian Chicana writer and artist whose roots span the Valley, San Antonio, and everything in between—reflects on her experiences as a queer individual who was raised in a Catholic family, the gift of parenthood, and the transformative moment when she took a writing workshop with Gloria Anzaldúa.…
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Send us a text We connected with Gume Laurel III, a gay Latino writer from Weslaco, TX. In this episode, we talk about chosen family, Valley representation in Literature, and machismo. You can purchase his books online! - Gume is a Texan, native to the Rio Grande Valley, a border region along the southernmost US/MX borderlands. For the past decade,…
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Send us a text Eduardo Martinez, a queer Tejano from Pharr, Texas, discusses his involvement in community organizations like Aqui Estamos, and the local workers rights movement. Martinez emphasizes the importance of intergenerational participation and the need for more queer and trans leadership. He also highlights the challenges of gentrification …
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Send us a text In this episode, we interviewed Elizabeth Michelle Salinas, a former bartender from P B D's Lounge, a gay bar in Mcallen, TX. She shared what it was like to be a part of H.U.G.S (Helping Unite Gays and Straights), a now-defunct organization at Nikki Rowe High School, about the gay club scene along the border, and being a parent. List…
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Send us a text *FIRST EPISODE OF 2019* In this episode we interview Yvonne S. Marquez, a queer chicana writer from Mission, Texas who shares her story with us. Yvonne S. Marquez is a writer and editor living in Dallas, Texas. She's a former senior editor at Autostraddle, a forward-thinking, feminist online magazine for queer and trans women and non…
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