Month: March 2020
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A Luta Continua (The Struggle Continues)
My friend sent a message saying “…We have to go tonight man; the Guaraní put out a call for support. The police will be coming at 6 a.m. to remove them from their land. They heard the sound of chain saws cutting down trees earlier in the day and occupied the threatened land.” A November…
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light in the darkness
“Lá vem a força, lá vem a magia Que me incendeia o corpo de alegria Lá vem a santa maldita euforia Que me alucina, me joga e me rodopia Lá vem o canto, o berro de fera Lá vem a voz de qualquer primavera Lá vem a unha rasgando a garganta A fome, a fúria,…
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sex + sexuality in la habana
Though born a boy Nomi knew as a child she was a girl. Many of her childhood days were spent trying on her mom’s clothes until her dad caught her one day in the mid 80s. Distraught, he sent Nomi to boxing school hoping this would make her more masculine not fully realizing how this…