VivirLatino

In honor of the women of Puerto Rico and their daughters and grandaughters, mujeres like my abuela L.

Violence against women of color, especially Latina women, cannot be separated from a colonial context (despite what any Washington Post reporter may write). Specifically for Puerto Rican women, our bodies have been used as a battleground since the days the Spanish landed on Boriquen, to when the U.S. invaded in 1898, to today.

Pero today, in honor of Be Bold, Be Red, I want to specifically address the mass sterilization of women that took place in Puerto Rico.

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