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Alexandra Nichole Salazar Vasquez

Jotxs y Recuerdos: Podcast Archives Queer History in the Rio Grande Valley

A Picture of Alexandra Nichole Salazar Vasquez, creator of Jotxs y Recuerdos, a podcast documenting queer lives in the Rio Grande Valley.

What was it like for LGBTQ people before photos could be readily shared and made visible on social media? Their pictures—which were often the only proof of them living their queer truths—must have meant something so much more. What were their lives like and what did it take to survive when it was dangerous to be out? Rio Grande Valley native Alexandra Nichole Salazar Vasquez explores those questions and more in her podcast, 'Jotxs y Recuerdos.'…

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