Noche de Arcoiris: a queer youth prom in Mexican American Chicago
Noche de Arcoiris: a queer youth prom in Mexican American Chicago "I didnt go to prom with my boyfriend because I was afraid of what people would think, Andreas Villazane says. "We couldnt go to prom together, so we got to do it tonight." Noche de Arcoiris (Night of the Rainbow) was held in Pilsen, Chicago's largest Mexican American neighborhood. The event was hosted by WRTE 90.5 FM's Homofrecuencia, the country's only Spanish-language queer youth radio show. Producer Tania Unzueta said, "We want to create a safe space for us within our own communities. We want to be who we are, where we live. ... If youth can't see gays within the Latina community, and Latinas within the gay community, it affects their image of themselves. �[Date: 14-Jun-05 ]
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