MUSIC
This Puerto Rican superstar released Un Verano Sin Ti and has openly supported the LGBTQIA+ community.
Bad Bunny
This Disney movie celebrates Día de los Muertos and features the song "Remember Me."
Coco
This Mexican dish consists of a tortilla filled with meat, beans, or cheese.
Taco
This movement in the 1960s and 70s fought for Mexican-American civil rights.
Chicano Movement
This Mexican painter, known for her self-portraits, had relationships with both men and women.
Frida Kahlo
This Mexican-American pop singer came out as pansexual in 2020 and is known for "Sway" and "What a Time."
Belinda
This HBO series starring Zendaya features the character Jules, played by a trans actress.
Euphoria
This cinnamon rice drink is commonly served at Mexican parties and family gatherings.
Horchata
This 1969 uprising New York City is considered the start of the modern LGBTQIA+ rights movement.
Stonewall Uprising
This Afro-Latina actress starred in West Side Story (2021) and openly identifies as queer.
Ariana DeBose
This Brazilian drag queen became globally famous for the song "Sua Cara."
Pabllo Vittar
This Chilean film about a transgender woman won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2018.
A Fantastic Woman
This Puerto Rican dish made of mashed plantains is often served with garlic and pork.
Mofongo
This Puerto Rican and Venezuelan activist was a key figure in the Stonewall movement and later advocated for trans rights.
Sylvia Rivera
This labor leader co-founded the United Farm Workers alongside Dolores Huerta.
César Chávez
This legendary Mexican singer, known for dramatic ballads, became a queer icon and was later publicly acknowledged as gay after his passing.
Juan Gabriel
This Netflix series follows a queer Cuban-American teen navigating life and love in Miami.
Glamorous
This agave-based spirit, often associated with Oaxaca, has become a staple at Latinx Pride celebrations.
Mezcal
This Latina Supreme Court Justice became the first Latina appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009.
Sonia Sotomayor
This Puerto Rican drag performer won Season 15 of RuPaul´s Drag Race.
Sasha Colby
This Colombian pop star, known for blending reggaetón and Latin pop, made headlines in 2022 for coming out and later released the album Mañana Será Bonito.
Karol G.
This FX drama series, created by Ryan Murphy, made history for featuring the largest cast of transgender actors in series regular roles.
Pose
This Salvadoran dish consists of thick corn tortillas stuffed with fillings such as cheese, beans, or pork and is considered the national dish of El Salvador.
Popusas
This 2016 tragedy at a gay nightclub in Orlando deeply impacted the Latinx LGBTQIA+ community, as many of the victims were of Puerto Rican descent.
Orlando Nightclub Shooting
This Puerto Rican actress made history as the first openly trans Afro-Latina to play a series regular trans character on a major TV show, starring in Pose.
MJ Rodriguez