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Thu21Aug2008

Brazil to Pay for Sex Changes for its Citizens

16:25 H.- A major move in the right direction in Brazil with regard to trans rights: the government has decreed that it will subsidize all gender reassignment procedures for its citizens:The decree was published in the official bulletin and recognizes sex changes... Read more »

Topics: Brazil - GLBT - Latin America - Society

Early Puberty in Girls Linked to Environmental Pollution, Plastics

13:25 H.- I just finished reading a really important and somewhat frightening essay about how early development in young girls (those that develop as young as 7 or 8, or as in one case, as young as 14 months) is linked to... Read more »

Topics: Environment

RBD Fans to Hit the Streets for a Worthless Cause : RBD

12:02 H.- Because apparently, there aren't enough issues for young people in the world today to be passionate about and hit the streets over, at least one member of the Mexican pop group, RBD, that announced its breakup, is going down with... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Funny - Music

Jose Can You See? Border Patrol Abusing Migrants

10:02 H.- Color us shocked. The idea that a law enforcement agency would abuse people, especially migrants just astounds us. Ok, so sadly it doesn't really but it adds another layer of anger. On Tuesday, a former Border Patrol agent pleaded guilty... Read more »

Topics: Crime - Immigration - Texas

Tonight : Juntos en Concierto Alejandro Fernandez, Marc Anthony and Aventura Too!

08:10 H.- Two words. Tight pants. It's that time of year, when Mexico and Puerto Rico via NY meet thanks to Alejandro Fernandez and Marc Anthony headlining tonight in Madison Square Garden. This year, Dominicanos Aventura will also be performing, meaning there... Read more »

Topics: Events - Music - New York City

Countdown to the DNC : Denver's Homeless to Get Coiffed

04:02 H.- The Democratic National Convention is only days away, and everyone is getting themselves beautiful for the event, including the homeless in Denver. There are an estimated 4,000 homeless people in the DNC host city and instead of attempting to find... Read more »

Topics: Denver - DNC - Housing

Wed20Aug2008

Ricky Martin Father of Twins

19:40 H.- Continuing the trend of famous twins, it was just released that Ricky Martin is now the father of his own duo. Born via gestational surrogacy, the twin boys are doing just fine. The proud new papi will be taking... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities

Major Plane Crash in Spain

11:56 H.- It happened at Terminal 6 at Madrid's Barajas airport just about 2 hours ago. U.S. media is reporting 45 dead, but the numbers appear to be much higher. Spanish media reports differ, but at least 2 sources say that 140... Read more »

Topics: Spain - World

Obama Gearing Up to Court Latin@ Voters

11:44 H.- The Obama campaign is gearing up to begin outreach to Latin@ voters this week. Obama has already announced that he would be spending $20 million on outreach, and he just released the news that he formed a Latin@ advisory board.... Read more »

Topics: US Presidential Race 2008

Argentina to Recognize Inheritance Rights of Same Sex Couples

10:51 H.- Argentine lawmakers have signed a resolution which would grant inheritance rights to same sex couple widows and widowers. The surviving partner would inherit the pension of their partner upon their death. Gay rights activists are praising the move as a... Read more »

Topics: Argentina - Family - GLBT - Latin America - Society

Tue19Aug2008

Texas Teachers Pack Heat

17:38 H.- At least one school district in the great state of Texas is letting its faculty carry concealed firearms into their classrooms:Harrold ISD Superintendent David Thweatt said his school board unanimously passed the concealed weapon policy in October to protect employees... Read more »

Topics: Children - Education - Society - Texas

America Ferrera Wins at ALMA Awards

16:53 H.- Ms. America Ferrera of "Ugly Betty" fame, won entertainer of the year award for her portrayal of Betty Suarez at the ALMA awards yesterday. My thoughts? I love America and the work that she does in both television and movies--but... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities

Christina Applegate has Double Mastectomy

16:45 H.- I'm not much of a fan of Christina Applegate, but I was mighty shocked to hear that she recently underwent a double mastectomy to deal with her breast cancer. Apparently she only had cancer in one breast, but because of... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities

Latino Henry Cejudo Gets Olympic Gold, Gets Stereotyped

16:04 H.- Latino wrestler Henry Cejudo took home the gold for the U.S. in men's freestyle wrestling in a dynamic win today over opponent Tomohiro Matsunaga. According to The L.A. Times, Cejudo, the son of indocumented immigrants, invoked his Mexican heritage as... Read more »

Topics: Mexico - Race - Society - Sports

231 Dominicans Tweet

13:03 H.- There's a really interesting article up about the use of Twitter in the Dominican Republic. According to the article there are 231 tweeters in D.R. 11 of them being non-Dominicans who live/work there. 26% of the Dominican users have protected... Read more »

Topics: Dominican Republic - Tech

Argentina's Olympic Women's Soccer Team Gets on the Hate Bandwagon

11:32 H.- When the Spanish sports teams did their offensive eye posing, it was easy to dismiss the racism as coming from Europeans with their own history of conquest. But now the women's Olympic soccer team from Argentina has been caught doing... Read more »

Topics: Argentina - Beijing Summer Olympics - China - Race - Sports

South Central L.A. Farm Site to be Forever 21

09:32 H.- The South Central Farm, a 14 acre Los Angeles space used by mostly Latino, immigrant community members, that became the center of controversy when the city took it away from those that worked the land, will be Forever 21, as... Read more »

Topics: Fashion - Labor - Los Angeles - Shopping

Latino Conspiracy Theories : Gloria Estefan to Retire and Be Honored by Latin Recording Academy

07:32 H.- According to various news sources, Gloria Estefan's tour through Spain beginning August 22nd, titled 90 Millas, as in the distance that separates Cuba and Florida, will be her last. The Cuban artista wants to dedicate her time to her daughter... Read more »

Topics: Music

Mon18Aug2008

Countdown to the DNC : Exhibit Highlights Denver Latino Artists

17:23 H.- With the Democratic National Convention kicking off in exactly one week and VivirLatino being there live to cover the action, we feel it's important to look at the community around where the convention is taking place. Given all the media... Read more »

Topics: Arts - Denver - DNC

March to Protest the Border Wall

15:09 H.- A peaceful March is being called by the Citizens Against the Border Wall starting Wed. Aug 27 through Sunday Aug 31, 2008. They have asked all PRO Bloggers to help announce this event and ask all citizens that oppose... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Immigration

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