This collection of art was part of the exhibition in collaboration with the reading and presentation of Los Otros Cuerpos, the first Puerto Rican Gay and Lesbian Anthology. The collection was shown at The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center in New York City on Thrusday June 26, 2008.

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LOS OTROS CUERPOS

MAMABICHO. MARIMACHA. LOCA. CACHAPERA.
FARIFO. PATA. MARICÓN. DRAGA. TORTILLERA.
PATO. TRAVESTI. HUELECULO.
Over the last 20 years, many LGBT issues have come to
the forefront of Puerto Rican politics and media; however,
not much has changed for our community. Even though
the sodomy law was repealed in Puerto Rico in 2005,
we are still marginalized, branded, assaulted and inored.
This has forced a large number of LGBT Puerto Ricans
to live in exile. Many of those emigrants are artists
and authors.

ACÉRCATE.
The Puerto Rican LGBT identity has been greatly
undocumented, distorted by one-dimensional denigrating
representations in the media, and aggressively attacked
by religious leaders. Nevertheless, diverse and genuine
expressions of that identity have steadily emerged
over the last 20 years in arts and literature within the
Puerto Rican Diaspora.

SIN MIEDO.
In a culture of repressive religious dogma and machismo,
Puerto Rican artists and authors, gay and straight, have
continued to bravely explore LGBT themes in their work.
Their persistent efforts have attracted a group audience,
showing that despite continuing to exercise oppressive
control, the established social hierarchy no longer has
ideological relevance.

MÍRALO. SIÉNTELO.
Subversive, clever, humorous, mysterious, aggressive
or contemplative, each artist in this exhibition explores
aspects of the Puerto Rican LGBT identity, sensitivity and
aesthetics, and pushes the closet door wide open to
celebrate its existence.

Erik Carrión
Co-Founder OPART

June 26 2008 New York NY