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Radio QGLLU Podcast
The RADIO QGLLU podcast is the show that TAKES A DEEP DIVE INTO WHAT THE QUEER, GAY, AND LESBIAN LATINE COMMUNITY IS TALKING ABOUT. RADIO QGLLU, fearlessly plunges into the vibrant and diverse world of the Queer community in Los Angeles, Southern California, and beyond.
Show Hosts and Producers include:
Rita Gonzales
Lydia Otero
Eduardo Archuleta
And Mario J. Novoa, Film Bliss Studios
Radio QGLLU Podcast
Latest Episodes
Cynthia Gonzalez - A Salvadoran American Writer Builds Community in L.A.
Cynthia Gonzalez traces how migration from El Salvador, childhood in South Central, and being outed as a queer young adult shape her into a writer and community builder. We connect cultural pride to real-world projects, from a children’s book a...
From Family Lore To Film: Rick Perez On Border Stories, Bias, And Building Community
A child under the table, listening to elders swap stories about migrant camps and survival, grows up to ask a bigger question: who gets to author our history, and what shifts when we do? We sit down with documentary powerhouse Rick Perez to tra...
We Trace The Organizing Power Behind Jewel’s Catch One And The Community It Saved
A nightclub saved lives. We revisit the story of Jewel Thais-Williams and Catch One, the Black lesbian-owned Los Angeles institution that transformed a dance floor into a command center for HIV/AIDS activism, mutual aid, and cross‑community sol...
Radio QGLLU - Love Letters to Los Angeles: A Conversation with Poet Vicky Vertiz
LA poet Vicky Vertiz shares her journey from Bell Gardens to literary acclaim, exploring how her queer Latinx identity has shaped award-winning poetry collections that center working-class immigrant experiences without translation or apology.
Radio QGLLU - From Real Women Have Curves to Casa 0101: Josefina López on Art, Activism & Storytelling
"I was constantly made to feel broken, and I almost believed it. Then I realized – no, it's actually called genius, it's called intuition, it's called all these beautiful things that come with being an indigenous person, with being a woman."
