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Often, discussions of what a family “is” or “isn’t” miss that vital piece: love. Family is not about making turkey on Thanksgiving, or your college fund, or driving someone to soccer practice. I mean, it is, but hear me out - isn’t the most important piece simply the acceptance, the celebration, the affirmation?…
Queer folks tend to form familial relationships with the acquainted and friendly, rather than the blood relative and the in-law. That isn’t to say we can’t have both, or even that the “traditional” familial model isn’t priority to many of us; it just means our community tends to use the word to describe a broader range of relationships. And those relationships are beautiful, and important. If I were to have children, it’d be equally as important - if not more pressing to me - that they meet Josh and Amanda and Rebecca as well as my cousins and aunts and uncles. In a society, too, where queer relationships of all sorts - friendships, romantic pursuits, and sexual bonds - aren’t respected or recognized legally or socially, it becomes easy to see through the constructed term of “family” and skip straight to the heart: these are people matter to you, and they’re integral parts of your lives. That’s what family is. That’s what it’s meant all along.
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¡Viva Selena!
After all these years, Selena Quintanilla remains relevant to those who grew up with her music, and to many who didn’t. A tejano star whose music transcended borders yet remained humble and connected to her fans, Selena still means a lot to a lot of people, especially girls and women.
A recent blog post in Autostraddle titled “Idol Worship: Selena, Queen of Tejano Music” takes a look at the impact Selena had on an entire generation and on us as a community.
Here are some notable excerpts:
Selena had a bright smile and an infectious laugh to go along with her lovable personality. She was relatable to her fans because she was a down-to-earth Tejana who always put family first. That’s why Selena was the coolest person to me growing up. I understood her because she was parte de mi gente.
Selena was truly one of us…
Selena never lost sight of her roots and owed her success to her supportive family and strong legion of Mexican-American fans.
All the while bringing people together…
Today, Selena is immortalized through her music and the impact she made in this world during her short life. She brought communities together, made people happy and broke down barriers for women in Tejano music.
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