"The Valley doesn't let you forget where you came from." | "El Valle no te deja olvidar de dónde viniste." - Rey Vasquez
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Escucha Eduardo Martinez (Pharr From Heaven) talk about Queer Cinema, Pharr Riots, Aqui Estamos, Fuerza Del Valle, and Valley history. | netargv.com

eduardo martinez / pharr from heaven

*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. 
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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-binary people. Yvonne writes about social justice, politics, activism, and other things dear to her heart like Selena and tacos. Since graduating from the University of Texas Austin with a degree in journalism, Yvonne has dedicated her career to telling the stories important to LGBTQ+ people. She was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley.

yvonne marquez

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.

Michelle Salinas

Jotxs y Recuerdos is a podcast that documents LGBTQ+ stories and histories from the frontera. Created by Alexandra Nichole Salazar-Vasquez.
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