Published in Florecerás, Nicaragua, Issue 1. https://florecerasnicaragua.com por: Yesenia Guadalupe Berrios Era una niña de siete años la primera vez que visite Chinandega, Nicaragua. La tierra de mis ancestros, cuál calor se siente en los huesos, que sube de la tierra y baja del sol. … Continue readingMadre Chinandega
Hi, I’m Yesenia Guadalupe and I’m here to encourage you to LIVE YOUR BEST FAT FUCKING LIFE! Last summer I became a member of YinzBopo, a body positive meet-up group in Pittsburgh, PA founded by my badass fat friend @Jamie_JeTaime. Then, I was privileged to … Continue readingSazon con BoPo
On Saturday 19, 2019 at 4:00 pm over 3,000 Nicaraguans and allies gathered at Ruben Dario Park in Miami, FL to march for the release of political prisoners in Nicaragua under the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship. A political crisis that erupted on April 18, 2018 when peaceful … Continue readingMarch for Nicaragua, 1-19-2019, Ruben Dario Park, Miami, FL.
Have you ever stopped to think, where did this year/decade/life go? Auto-pilot serves us well on long trips and stretches of work, but if we don’t stop every so often to reflect on where we’re going we can end up at a destination we never … Continue reading#XXReset your LIFE
On this last day of Fall, I drive the familiar roads etched into the wrinkles of my brain, as fluidly as a deep breath and effortlessly as a sigh of relief. After a gestation period away from this city where the new life that emerged … Continue readingSweater Weather
Gift-giving is one of life’s great pleasures. It is a beautiful expression of gratitude for someone who (hopefully) enriches your life and brings out your best self. So as the holiday season rolls around with its Black Friday door-busting, 80% off, blink or you’ll miss ’em, … Continue readingThe MyXXFLY Guide to Gift-Giving
Welcome back MyXXFam! Midterm election recounts are in full effect, the holidays are just around the corner and we are ass-deep in flurries and fall. At least, that’s the case in Pittsburgh, PA. The summer ended abruptly, from 85 in September to 35 in October … Continue reading“Seasons Change” featuring Jamie, Nicole, Ari, and Ta’lor
*03-2019 edit: Aggy is raising funds for their partner’s top surgery. Click here to show your support! * Measuring in at a regal 6’2 in stiletto knee-highs, stunning ensembles, and fabulous lace fronts, the incomparable Agnes Senga. Makes. A. Motherfucking. Entrance. A member of the … Continue readingAgnes Senga
On August 25th 2018, on the 7th floor in a building across from Capitol Hill, a group of over thirty Fat Women of Color came together in Washington to D.C. to Take Up Space. In the span of just a few hours these women, with … Continue readingFat Women of Color Take Up Space in D.C.
I find myself holding on to the Summer more tightly than ever, the way you hold on to life when you understand death for the first time. Maybe not even understand it, because how could we possibly? But at the very least, accept it as … Continue readingEndless Summer
