Unconditional Love

Unconditional Love

By Alejandro Echeverria, Frankie Younger, Grecia Perez, Anthony R. JerrySociety & CultureDocumentary
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Unconditional Love episodes

  • Season 3 Episode 2: El Rey Chakal

     In today's episode, El Rey Chakal, or simply Rey, joins us from his sewing workshop in Santa Cruz Amilpas. He shares with us his unique queer journey that defies some common understandings of being a queer person, including not having a coming-out story. Rey provides a critical view of how sexuality in Oaxaca is understood. And he also explores discrimination and queer life in both Mexico City and Oaxaca and the importance of religion as well as the many forms of queer sexual violence in Mexico.

    If you would like to learn more about El Rey Chakal's garment business or follow his social media account, see link below:
    https://www.instagram.com/elrey.chakal/

    En el episodio de hoy, El Rey Chakal, o simplemente Rey, nos acompaña desde su taller de costura en Santa Cruz Amilpas. Comparte con nosotros su viaje queer único que es contra algunas interpretaciones comunes de ser una persona queer, incluida la de no tener una historia de salir del closet. Rey ofrece una visión crítica sobre cómo se entiende la sexualidad en Oaxaca. Y también explora la discriminación y la vida queer tanto en la Ciudad de México como en Oaxaca y la importancia de la religión, así como las muchas formas de violencia sexual queer en México.

     

    Si desea obtener más información sobre el negocio de prendas de vestir de Rey o quieres seguir su cuenta de redes sociales, consulte el enlace a continuación: https://www.instagram.com/elrey.chakal/ 

    53 min
  • Season 3 Episode 1: Edgar

    In today's episode, Edgar tells us about the challenges he faced in finding acceptance as a gay man among his religious and traditional family in Oaxaca, Mexico. Edgar also shares with us some life lessons he has learned through his relationships that have led to his positive outlook towards life. Despite his many hardships, Edgar says he is happy and determined to live his life to the fullest.

    En el episodio de hoy, Edgar nos cuenta sobre los desafíos que enfrentó para encontrar aceptación como hombre gay entre su familia religiosa y tradicional en Oaxaca, México. Edgar también comparte con nosotros algunas lecciones de vida que ha aprendido a través de sus relaciones y que le han llevado a tener una perspectiva positiva de la vida. A pesar de sus muchas dificultades, Edgar dice que está feliz y decidido a vivir su vida al máximo.

    28 min
  • Season 2 Episode 15: Joshua
    Joshua tells his story about feeling vulnerable and finding support around coming-out while growing up in an Evangelical family. Joshua's personal journey from childhood to adulthood reveals some complexities of encountering homophobia and learning about sexuality.
    53 min
  • Season 2 Episode 4: OaxaTrans
    Aref and Candy share their experiences of transitioning in Oaxaca, Mexico as well as the challenges of living as non-binary. They explain the important work they are doing for Trans lives across Oaxaca in legal recognition processes. Visit their social media accounts for more information about their collective: https://www.instagram.com/oaxatrans/?hl=en & https://www.facebook.com/Oaxatrans-108089001342512/
    Aref y Candy comparten sus experiencias de transición en Oaxaca, México, así como los desafíos de vivir como no binario. Explican el importante trabajo que están haciendo por las vidas Trans en Oaxaca en los procesos de reconocimiento legal. Visite sus cuentas de redes sociales para obtener más información sobre su colectivo: https://www.instagram.com/oaxatrans/?hl=en & https://www.facebook.com/Oaxatrans-108089001342512/
    1 hr 8 min
  • Season 2 Episode 3: Francisco
    In this episode Francisco talks to us about how there are many forms of coming out including coming out on social media and how this impacts family. Francisco also explores other topics such as media representation, being a queer youth and how some family members change stances across the years.
    52 min
  • Unconditional Love with Aaron Marco
    Local queer artist Aaron Marco joins us at the EthnoLab to share their coming-out story. Aaron Marco recounts his early experiences with his same-sex feelings and desires and guides us into his artistic life. Aaron Marco demonstrates how growing up in the Inland Empire influenced his views of gender and sexuality and what are his plans for the future. We recommend all to check out Aaron Marco's new-soul, R&B style music and to follow him on social media. Aaron Marco's music can be found on all major music platforms, such as Spotify and iTunes.
    1 hr 15 min

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Explores the commonalities of Queer Becoming by sharing individual narratives of the Coming-Out experience.