I haven't plugged my book project lately. The distributor is raising prices in February and because margins are slim, I'll have to bump things up a bit too. You can get a great discount if you order directly from editorial.elinverso.com/objetos before December 31!

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!! The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

It's October!? This month marks the 1st anniversary of the release of Objetos de [des]amor and yes, it's available at a discount through November for all of you who find yourself in an introspective space or working through grief. Hit the link at editorial.elinverso.com/objetos

Apparently Dallin Oaks is finally getting his shot on the throne of the LDS church. Expect regression on LGBTQ topics from this man who oversaw the electroshock torture of gay men at BYU and spearheaded the vile Proclamation on the Family. May his reign be brief.

Arabic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Russian, Eastern European & Eurasian Studies, Religion, & more—decimating the humanities destroys our ability to understand the world, act in it, and envision a future. Blue states are complicit in this destruction of scholarship and teaching @uoregon.bsky.social

As I ponder a move to Canada, I've thought about life in exile and Gonzalo Rojas came to mind. I studied with him at BYU where he lived in exile before the return of democracy to Chile. I am awed by his capacity to retain his sensitivity and fervor for life in the face of state brutality and loss.

We must #resist in every way possible! Everyone should install #ICEBlock to protect themselves and their communities. You can see reported ICE sightings within a 5 mile radius of your current location. It's free, anonymous and could literally save someone's life. apps.apple.com/us/app/icebl...

Hey folks, it's a good time to be in community with queer and BIPOC people to share our vision for the world. Join us for the Vueltas: Wheels of Memory program tomorrow (6/22) at Milagro from 1-3. There will be art, music, writing, snacks, and a lot of empathetic faces.

Mike Lee’s reprehensible behavior and comments on MN and so many other things are not just about Lee, they are a reflection of the lack of moral character of every voter in UT who put him there, & every cowardly Republican colleague and the Mormon Church who refuse to say a word.

Join me for a reading from my book Objetos de [des]amor along with new work from longtime collaborators Cindy Williams Gutiérrez, Ivonne Saed and phenomenal guitarist María E. Olaya. We'll be at Milagro's Zócalo on June 22, 1-3 pm! Come early to chat and enjoy our art installation!

Come see me tonight at Literary Arts!

I really need to figure out who can take care of my garden so I can move part time to Canada.

I miss teaching my food and ethnic identity class, I would love to explore yesterday's Trader Joe visit with students. The store was blasting a "Cinco de mayo" playlist (mostly rancheras). There is a fine line between celebration and tokenization and they were on the wrong side of it for me.

Hey y'all, I'm participating in a reading at Literary Arts just a month from today. There will be 3 featured readers offering work around the theme "Ritual" and some time for community conversation. Info at literary-arts.org/event/incite...

I'm experimenting with trolling (on my own page) on Fb before I burn it all down. Latest musing is basically this: If all y'all wanted a king, you could do much, much better because no current European monarch is as despotic and lacking in taste.

My biggest jump scare this week: Hegseth mentioning the Overton window. His comment reflected poor understanding of the concept but it reveals that cabinet-level officials are knowingly softening the public to accept greater atrocity from an increasingly authoritarian regime. Chilling.

We're just a couple of days away from the big event! Get your tickets today from hollywoodtheatre.org and we'll see you on Saturday and Sunday to watch all of these great shorts. @hollywoodtheatr.bsky.social

April 1 was more fun when we were told true things by the news on other days.

Lapses in worldwide TB prevention and treatment may hit closer than you think! In another life I was an LDS missionary who came home from MX with a latent TB infection that was halted due to community-based, no-cost screening and treatment. Don't let the regime's stupidity endanger more people.

Cheery film promos might seem frivolous next to posts describing the escalating cruelty and lawlessness of the felonious president and his handlers. Tag! believes that telling our stories and celebrating our lives is anything but trivial. It is resistance. Join us at this year's festival. tagqsf.org

Tag! posters are going up bit by bit. Got a good spot? Write to Tag! at [email protected] and we’ll get some to you or put them up.

Collaborators with the fascists.

I wasn't sure it would get shipped in time! But hey, you can get your own copy of Objetos de [des]amor, the discount has been extended through the end of the month. Find the link at editorial.elinverso.com/objetos/

The big festival is just a month away! Help spread the word since Tag! has sworn off Meta advertising this year!

Spread the word! The festival has sworn off Meta advertising and needs your help filling the Hollywood this year!

My ideal world does not have countries and stock markets, but nonetheless my material conditions are largely determined by how they function. The incompetence and cruelty of this regime is staggering. Anyway, I'm hanging my Canadian flag today, let's turn this around. 🇨🇦

You don't have to be in the film community to participate, I'd love to have a whole beautiful spectrum of folx show up if you enjoy the safety to do so.

Tag! invites YOU to speak out and put a human face on the queer communities targeted by the global right. We will feature your 30s (max) videos here and on screen at the Hollywood in April. Interested? Visit tagqsf.org/lmite/ for submission details for the Look Me In The Eye project.

If you're planning to be in Portland the first weekend of April, check out the Tag! Queer Shorts Festival! #queer #lgbtqia2s+ #pdx #filmfestival #tagqsf vimeo.com/1057985447

Things are sooo busy with @tagqsf.org right now and there is indiscriminate destruction of institutions in progress but hey, I would still love for folx to read my book, Objetos de [des]amor, and Ingram is about to raise prices. Visit editorial.elinverso.com/objetos/ and get your copy now! 🌈📚

The Oregonian put the crowd estimate at 1,500–seemed like more (not from this spot). Portland can turn out bigger and rowdier protests but this was enough to come away feeling like today was a good start.

All my life I have studied democratization and autocratization. My 1st field trip was to newly democratic Argentina. I then added autocracies to my portfolio: Cuba, Ven, etc. I think I can recognize the stages of transition to authoritarianism. Here are the boxes Trump has already checked off.

NEW: Owen admitted in plea agreement documents that, as a therapist, he was in a special position of trust when he had sexual contact with his patients, which he told them was “part of their treatment process.” With @sltrib.com

Let's see some accountability. They've covered for abusers for literally decades. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

I've written an essay that contextualizes my perceptions of this week's political fuckery as an academic and unusually well-traveled person. It won't fit here and I won't put it on a Meta platform, feel free to swing by and take a look at editorial.elinverso.com/essay/

The Census webpage is done. Census data is used to allocate federal funding, congressional representatives and electoral votes. This is a coup. www.census.gov

Selection messages go out tomorrow! These are the program blocks for 2025. EMERGENCE brings stories of finding self and new relationship paths. LOCAL ACTION showcases PNW films. ¡PRESENTES! is a great collection of Latinx/Hispanx work and CONNECT is all about community. Details soon at Tagqsf.org!

Yikes, February already! Not down with the heteronormative spectacle that is Valentine's Day? Objetos de [des]amor may be the book for you. It looks at absence and heartbreak through poetry and original darkroom photos. On sale during Feb! editorial.elinverso.com/objetos/ 🌈📚 #gayartist

Possibly unpopular observation for academics from targeted groups: build coalitions at your institutions but do not assume that colleagues with official DEI/EOAA positions have your back. Those offices and their processes can and will be weaponized under pressure from reactionary leadership.

My first royalty check came yesterday, $12.70! This only covers about 10 days during launch month, but memoir writing is an act of devotion, not greed. Know what? That's $12.70 more than I ever got from any of my academic publications. Get your copy from editorial.elinverso.com/objetos/! 🌈📚

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

As of this moment, the entire federal government is in violation of the Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment —not b/c the government has ended DEIA programs, but b/c the government is discriminating against employees and new hires based on the color of their skin. My latest in @thenation.com

Wow, 3 months have gone by since the release of my memoir! This work of poetry, prose, and photography is an expansion of my pre-retirement autoethnography work. Any Latinx/religion/queer scholars interested in writing a review? Let's talk! editorial.elinverso.com/objetos/ 🌈📚

I'm not a fan of organized religion but I can admire anyone who speaks truth to (undeserved and ill-gotten) power so fearlessly.

ACT UP, 1990

If anyone who supported this followed me here from other socials, you can GTFO and the sooner the better. There is no consensus to be had with those who come to the table expecting racism, misogyny, queerphobia and similarly inhumane ideologies to be accommodated and that is what you voted for.

Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.

I took a day off from film festival curating to finish a new lith print. ANSCO 70 mixed from scratch on Foma Retrobrom finally gave me a clear image with no splotching! Taken at Damon Point in Ocean Shores, WA.