The subject of much controversy and threatening attacks via social media, the âPor Vidaâ mural located at the corner of 24th and Bryant streets was set afire on late June 29, leaving its left-hand side a charred ruin.
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San Francisco Pride 2015
[su_slider source=”media: 27132,27133,27134,27135,27136,27137,27138,27139,27140,27141,27142,27143,27144,27145,27146,27147,27148,27149,27150,27151,27152,27153,27154,27155,27156,27157,27158,27159,27160,27161,27162,27163,27164,27165,27166,27167,27168,27169,27170,27171,27172,27173,27174,27175,27177,27178″ limit=”25″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″] [su_box title=”Equality” box_color=”#131212″]In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court of the United States ruled Friday, June 26, that same-sex couplesâ right to marriage is protected under the 14th Amendment. And this Cityâwhich has long been linked to the struggle of LGBTQ equalityâcelebrated. The photos displayed […]
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Bernal Hill-Mission families battle eviction
Community members rallied at the corner of 30th and Eugenia streets on June 23 to protest the eviction of three Latino families.
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Letter to the Editor: Stand for unity
alle 24 council voted unanimously last night to take a stand. A stand for unity, compassion, acceptance, culture, community, and tolerance.
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Gay Latino advocate talks history, current events
El Tecolote sat down with Eduardo Morales, executive director of The United Gay Assembly Impacting Latinos to Overcome.
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El Tecolote stands with GalerĂa de la Raza, condemns attack on LGBTQ Latinos
We condemn this blatant hate speech and stand ready to support this well-respected Mission-based institution, which has always been at the vanguard of Chicano/Latino art and the fight for social justice.
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Veteran’s Voices: Deported Veteran wins fight to return home
On June 10 Fabian Rebolledo successfully had his felony conviction re-sentenced as a misdemeanor, thereby giving him the right to petition the Department of Homeland Security for repatriation to the United States.
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Cuba classic car culture
On a trip to Cuba last month, I was struck by the great variety of 1950s cars on the road.
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Poet, writer recognizes friend as new U.S. poet laureate
I arrived from El Salvador in 1980. I had left behind friends, family, strikes, the dead, a civil war that even though I had left it behind, it was never too far away. My soul, my heart, my spirit were sad. âDonât you even think of coming back?â my motherâs letters would say. I used […]