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We're not saying that coming out is ever easy, but we are saying that it can be especially complicated in the Latino community. As a culture, we own a long way to go when it comes to not just accepting but embracing the full spectrum of sexuality. Sadly, too often the Latino community continues to embrace machista, heteronormative, and anti-queer sentiments, which is why it is such a big deal when an designer like Ricky Martin comes out. Coming out was a huge professional peril for him.
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Living your reality in a earth that continues to discriminate, stigmatize, and put lives at risk over sexuality or gender statement takes courage, vulnerability, and fortitude. We are grateful to the following Latino LGBTQ+ celebrities, because by being unlock and outspoken, they are not only representing themselves, they are taking a stand for others like them and helping to transform deeply embedded cultural biases.
One daytime soon, we long for, there won't be a need for an article favor this because the Latino community and all communities will wholeheartedly embrace and support the Gay community. Until then, here's a view at
5 Openly Gay Latino Celebs We Love
Perez Hilton
This Cuban blogger is known for his no holds bar approach to reporting star news. Starting his career as a media relation’s assistant for the LGBT rights organization GLAAD, Hilton has always been a staunch supporter of gay rights, but his recent decision to become a single father via surrogacy has put him at the forefront of the lgbtq+ parents debate. Through his blog posts and numerous pictures he has continued to show what a dedicated Papi he is. Good for you, chico!
Ricky Martin
The Puerto Rican-born superstar started his career in the teen teen band Menudo, but it wasn't long before he became a worldwide sensation with hits such as Living La Vida Loca and She Bangs. While Martin kept his sexuality under wraps for a while, he came out as a proud lgbtq+ man in 2010. "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual gentleman. I am very blessed to be who I am." He can now be seen all over town with his crush Carlos Gonzalez and their two adorable sons Matteo and Valentino.
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Linda Perry
Linda Perry is pure rock and roll. This part-Brazilian has a
As Pride festivities carry on amidst the vigils for those LGBT brothers and sisters who were killed in Orlando this past weekend, there’s no better hour to celebrate the queer Latinx group that has graced the small screen these past twenty years. It’s a rather short list, one which suggests that while LGBT representation has improved vastly since the network heyday of Ellen and Will & Grace, complicated depictions of lgbtq+ men and women on television maintain to be played by white actors, with actors of color being reduced to romantic interests or supporting players.
Want to know how bad the numbers are? Last year’s GLAAD’s “Where We Are On TV” report announced that of the 70 LGBT characters on five broadcast networks, 5 (7%) are Latinx while out of the 142 LGBT characters on cable primetime scripted series, 11 (8%) are Latinx. In fewer words: it’s bad out there if you want to discover complex depictions of gay Latinos.
That didn’t stop us from trying. By no means exhaustive, consider the following a list of 20 Latino and Latin American LGBT characters worth celebrating this year, from groundbreaking netwo
When Harvey Guillén auditioned for the vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows, he had to convince the powers that be he was right for the role of Guillermo de la Cruz. Guillermo is the human assistant in a dwelling of Satan Island vampires, who struggle with the mundane aspects of contemporary human life. “[What We Do in the] Shadows was not written for me. The character of Guillermo de la Cruz was written 20 years older,” Guillén tells Latino USA. But after auditioning as a “wild card,” he proved to be the best person for the role. He soon became a fan favorite and transcended the intended role of “sidekick.”
In tardy 2024, after six seasons, the critically acclaimed FX show with 29 Emmy Award nominations came to an end. But Guillén, 34, has not stopped working. He’s continued to grace our screens—in horror films like Companion, alongside actors Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid; playing the voice of Nightwing in the DC MAX imaginative series Harley Quinn; and so much more.
Much appreciate his experience being cast on Shadows, Guillén tells us that he’s made a career out of going for roles that might not have had him in mind, “with my eyes, with my height, with my body, with my voice,