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Cuba Gay Rights March
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LGBT Community in Cuba Celebrates Day Against Homophobia And Transphobia

By Sugey Palomares | 05/20/2013 - 12:44 | 0 Comments

The streets of Havana were home to colorful marches, cultural events, and drag shows during the celebrations for International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia last Friday. The event’s scheduled included a gala bash at the capital's infamous...

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Mexican Man is First to Climb Both Sides of Mount Everest in One Season

By Amaris Castillo | 05/20/2013 - 12:33 | 0 Comments

A Mexican man became the first climber to double summit on Mount Everest in the same climbing season. According to Fox News Latino, 33-year-old David Liaño Gonzalez reached the top of the world on...

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Commentary: Marco Rubio Is On The Wrong Side Of Immigration Reform
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Commentary: Marco Rubio Is On The Wrong Side Of Immigration Reform

By Irina Gonzalez | 05/19/2013 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

Marco Rubio is not exactly known for a progressive stance on social issues in our country. In fact, I would say that it’s pretty fair to say that he is the opposite of a liberal thinker. 

Lately, his staunch stance on social politics is starting to really affect an issue that is near and dear to my heart: immigration reform....

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Say What?! There's a Toilet Paper Shortage in Venezuela

By Amaris Castillo | 05/17/2013 - 15:19 | 0 Comments

Ain’t this some s---.  Venezuela is suffering from a toilet paper shortage, NY Daily News reports. According to some economists, the South American country’s shortage stem from price controls meant to make basic goods...

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Modern Mami: The Baby Name Game

By Kristina Guerrero | 05/17/2013 - 13:23 | 0 Comments

I thought naming Baby Bean was going to be the fun part. I’ve had the perfect baby names up my sleeve even before I knew I wanted babies. When it was time to put them on the table, I came up empty.

The pressure of a name!

I wonder if my mom had this problem. I think not since my older sister Melissa was named after Melissa Horton...

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Bipartisan House Lawmakers Reach Deal on Immigration Bill

By Sugey Palomares | 05/17/2013 - 12:19 | 0 Comments

The overhaul of U.S. immigration laws finally seems to be making slow progress. A bipartisan group of House lawmakers, made up of eight Democratic and Republican leaders, reached a deal for an immigration bill on Thursday, which will be introduced in June, reports...

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Street Named After First NYC Immigrant Juan Rodriguez

Street Named After First NYC Immigrant Juan Rodriguez

By Sugey Palomares | 05/17/2013 - 09:26 | 0 Comments

This one is going down in the history books! Researchers have discovered that the first immigrant to settle in New York back in 1613 was a Latino. Yesterday marked the 400th anniversary of Juan Rodriguez’s arrival. Hundreds of neighbors gathered the streets as city officials named a stretch of Broadway, between 159th and 218th...

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Commentary: It’s Not OK For Abercrombie & Fitch To Tell Me I’m Too Fat

By Irina Gonzalez | 05/16/2013 - 16:50 | 0 Comments

Being overweight in America is not easy. I know because, although I’m at a healthy weight now, I have struggled with my weight for most of my life. At my highest, I ballooned up to 230 pounds (at just 5’2”!) and wore size 18 clothes. Well, to be honest, I really should have been wearing size 20 pants but I refused to go up that high. Instead, that was the...

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