About

no-jail-imageI am a multiethnic, mixed-class, queer man who is dedicated to radical education, brown feminist theory and community-committed activism. This is a queer blog, not in that it exists to serve the TLBG community exclusively, but in that it takes a queer stance towards all systems of oppression and normativity: gender, class, race, global capitalism, privatized education, etc. Posts may be written in English, Spanish, ballroom slang, hood speak, and academic jargon, but all languages and dialects are welcome. While I recognize the problems and complications of cyber-activism, I hope that this blog will be a means of sharing radical information and ideas, of sparking conversation, and will be seen not as an end in itself, but as a precursor for action. Working within a set structure should not be misinterpreted as acceptance of that structure, nor does it necessitate conformity to said structure’s expectations.

The reason I use the word “faggot,” and why I have given that title to this blog, is not to hurt or offend any members of any generation of my community, nor is it to shock individuals of any gender or sexual identity. Rather, in an era of mainstream media representation, invisible trauma and neoliberal reform, it is to remind myself and others who stand by me that we are different, we are abject, and we do exist in opposition to current social, political and economic orders. The goal of this realization is not, as so many tend to worry, to make us feel victimized, disempowered or hopeless. On the contrary, it is to remind us that as queers, as brown people, as women, as disabled, immigrant, poor and marginal communities, we have a unique role in tearing down the current order and imagining whole new ones which can bring justice to all people. It is only when we remember our opposition, invest in our outsiderness, that we can commit to working together to topple down power, rather than finding spaces for our individual benefit inside its oppressive machinery.

More links at RADICAL FAGGOT tumblr.

Header image borrowed from the archives of Julio Salgado.


Soy hombre homosexual, de etnicidades y clases varias, que se interesan la educación radical, la feminisma de color, y el activismo dedicado a la comunidad. Este es un queer blog, significado que no lo existe por la cominudad TLBG exclusivamente, sino que se adopta una posisión en contra de todos los sistemas de opresión y normatividad: genero, raza, el capitalismo global, la educación privada, y más. Cosas aquí pueden ser escrito en inglés, español, el idioma académico, y las lenguas varias de nuestros barrios, pero todas los dialectos y formas de comunicación son bienvenidos. Aunque yo reconozco las limitaciones del activismo electrónico, espero que este sitio será una manera de empezar conversaciones y compartir ideas e información radical, y que no es pensado de una meta lograda. Trabajar en una estructura específica no es igual a aceptar esa estructura misma, ni se requiere la conformidad a sus expectativas.

La razón que yo uso la palabra “faggot” (igual a “maricón,” “pato,” o “joto”) no es para ofender a ningún miembro de ninguna generación de mi comunidad, ni para lastimar a ninguna persona de ninguna identidad de genero o sexualidad. Mejor, en una época de la información falsa, luchas invisibles y reformas neoliberales, esa palabra sirve asegurar que no olvidamos los hechos que somos diferentes, somos afueranos, y existimos en contra de todos los sistemas economicos, politicos y sociales que oprimen a nuestra gente. La meta de esa realización no es, como se preocupan muchos, para covertirnos en víctimas, perdidos ni sin esperanzas. Al contrario es para recordarnos que como gente queer, de color, mujeres, discapacitados, inmigrantes, pobres y de comunidades marginales, tenemos un rol especial en destruir los ordenes actuales y imaginar los nuevos que pueden traer la justicia a todo el mundo. Solo cuando recordamos nuestra oposición que cometemos a trabajar juntos para tumbar al poder en lugar de ubicar espacios beneficiosos por nuestras personas individuales en sus mecanismos opresivos.

Más en RADICAL FAGGOT por tumblr.

Imagen sueprior prestado por los archivos de Julio Salgado.

8 comments

  1. jp

    this is awesome, do you live in nyc? as a fellow brown faggot educator activist, i would love to get a drink! email me if you’re interested!

  2. adelita

    Hey RadFag! I started following your blog cause I think your articles are dope, informative, interesting, militant, etc. I saw last night that you are informed by ¡ella pelea!, an organization I was a part of while in Texas. I was wondering if we could chat via email. I’d love to hear how you heard about us, and what you’re up to. I also saw your reading list and liked a lot of them. Anyway, I don’t want to write too much down as a comment. Let me know if you are interested and maybe we can exchange emails.

  3. listencommalady

    rad fag! i am a queer cisgendered White working-class historian lady who just moved to chicago! i stumbled across your post about humboldt park and would love to talk about it more–when i relocated, i accidentally (really!) ended up in logan square and have been thinking about these issues a lot and thinking, too, about how to live consciously in my community and in the city. email me if you want to have drinks and talk more? xoxo

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