âTu Me Manquesâ Review: Traces of a Lost Love
A conservative father who could not accept his sonâs sexuality is led on a contemplative tour of queer life in New York in this Bolivian film.
Benjamin Lukovski, left, and Fernando Barbosa play lovers in âTu Me Manques.âCredit.Dark Star Pictures
Tu Me Manques
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The Bolivian film âTu Me Manquesâ begins with a fight for an absent manâs affection. Jorge (Oscar MartÃnez) was the father of Gabriel, the former lover of Sebastian (Fernando Barbosa). When a chance phone call makes it possible for Jorge and Sebastian to meet, Sebastian is quick to hurl accusations at Jorge, who wouldnât accept his sonâs sexuality. Jorge has only tragedy to fling back: Gabriel died by suicide upon returning from New York City to Bolivia.
Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting L.G.B.T.Q. Education
The Republican governor said the legislation, which would restrict lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity, was “overly broad and vague.”
Gov. Doug Ducey said parts of the bill, which the State Senate passed in a party-line vote, “could lead to serious consequences.”Credit.Pool photo by Ross D. Franklin
April 21, 2021Updated 8:36 p.m. ET
Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have imposed some of the country’s most restrictive rules regarding L.G.B.T.Q. education, calling the bill “overly broad and vague.”
She Turned Her Audacious Lens on Herself, and Shaped the Future
A powerful voice for marginalized groups, Laura Aguilar frankly and poetically portrayed Latino and lesbian communities.
Laura Aguilar in one of her candid self-portraits, “Grounded #111” (2006) at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art. She was alone, her face often hidden, her prone body aligned with and echoing landscape contours and rock formations.Credit.Laura Aguilar/Laura Aguilar Trust; Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
April 22, 2021, 12:23 p.m. ET
It feels good a relief to know that the photographer Laura Aguilar, who died in 2018, lived long enough to see her fine career survey, which opened a year earlier in her hometown Los Angeles, and has now, at last, landed in New York.
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A new city program for homeless L.G.B.T.Q. youth will offer job placement, education and mental health support to help them achieve career success.
For decades, young L.G.B.T.Q. people like Mario Smith, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary, have flocked to New York in search of acceptance. Now, the city is hoping to help them find success, too. Credit.Elianel Clinton for The New York Times
It was late March, and Mario Smith was staring at an uncertain future.
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How Are There Only Three Lesbian Bars in New York City?
As the effects of the pandemic unfurl, lesbians are worried about losing their few brick-and-mortar spaces.
This month’s reopening of Cubbyhole, a lesbian bar in the West Village, was a joyous event. The celebratory air, though, masked the industry’s decline.Credit.Jeanette Spicer for The New York Times
April 15, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
After a long and brutal pandemic winter, all Han Blankenship wanted to do was get a drink with a few friends at their favorite bar.
Outside Cubbyhole, a tiny bar in the West Village, the street was as packed as it could be these days, with dozens of friends, couples and exes mingling in the early spring evening. A bubbly bartender ran up and down the block to collect orders, promising she’d be back with drinks en masse, so everyone could drink together for the first time in five months.