The Xochimilco canals are hardly an undiscovered secret in Mexico City; they are described in all the handbooks as a worthwhile destination for tourists and chilangos alike. Rightfully so. The afternoon I spent there for a friend’s birthday was one of the nicest I’ve ever had in Mexico City. Lake Xochimilco was the breadbasket of [...]
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Burlesque in Mexico City
Burlesque in Mexico has always been related to images of Chinese-Mexican dancer Lyn May dancing on an dark stage, somewhere between Garibaldi and the surroundings neighbours. Last summer, what I could call a Mexican queer group gathered together for random reasons, and took a workshop on neo-burlesque with Old Ma Femme. The result was the [...]
Mix Platino: The LGBT Movie Fest in Mexico City
From May 22 to June 3, the Cineteca Nacional will host the XII Mix Platino Festival, focused on sexual diversity. This time, the festival features 70 films different countries, including Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Philipines, Spain, United States, and of course, Mexico. One of the most promoted films of this edition, is “Abselce” an unknown [...]
Ciudad Universitaria
CU or Ciudad Universitaria, the gigantic campus of the UNAM, is divided into two areas: The first one, closer to Insurgentes Avenue, consists of the most representative buildings of the campus: the Jardin Botánico (Botanic Garden), the Olympic Stadium, decorated by Diego Rivera’s murals, the Torre de Rectoría (decorated with a three-dimensional mural by David [...]
TTTrans Festival in Mexico City
For those interested in knowing about trans culture in Mexico City, we invite you to the First Festival of Trans Culture. Sexuality, Politics and Health. It will be celebrated from May 14th to 16th, at Contempo Cinema. Some luminaries of the Mexican trans/gay scene will be there, like Alejandra Bogue, Hazel Davenport and the transmigrated-Spanish [...]
Enkidu: Queer Studies on Tuesday Evenings
An interesting locus for queer studies in Mexico City is the on-line magazine Enkidu and the salons they host on Tuesday nights 8pm at the Contempo Cinema in the Zona Rosa. According to the Enkidu website, the weekly event began in 1987 by “El Grupo Guerrilla Gay” in order to create a space to discuss [...]
Bell Tour at the Cathedral Metropolitana: Cheap Views of the Zócalo
Fantasies about nuns aside, I’ll admit that there is not much that could be considered “macha” about the Cathedral Metropolitana. However, on a hot day I’ve always found that the quiet dimness of the cathedral provides a cool sanctuary from the bustling traffic and bright sunlight of the Zócalo. Assuming you are not one to [...]