Yosimar Reyes

youarethegovernment: It’s a good day to be indigenous.

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:09 -0400

It’s a good day to be indigenous.

"Men theorize about love, but women are more often love’s practitioners. Most men feel that they..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:46:15 -0400

“Men theorize about love, but women are more often love’s practitioners. Most men feel that they receive love and therefore know what it feels like to be loved; women often feel we are in a constant state of yearning, wanting love but not receiving it.”

- bell hooks (via courtlee)

I’m so happy I can get deported right now. Immigrant...

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:20:43 -0400

I’m so happy I can get deported right now. Immigrant Dreams Come True #Fantasia #Pride #FuckDACA

Todays presentation at De Anza College. I had the honor of...

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:48:26 -0400

Todays presentation at De Anza College. I had the honor of meeting some really beautiful and amazing High School youth. #queer #qpoc #youth

Today’s presentation at UC Santa Cruz was a blast....

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:18:28 -0400

Today’s presentation at UC Santa Cruz was a blast. Students were hella sweet, welcoming and totally engaged. Feeling really blessed that I got to share space with beautiful people #yosimarreyes #triunfando #poetry #yosoyfuerte #queer #immigration #migrationisbeautiful #migrantsrising

You know you are grinding mad hard when you got grad students...

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:21:40 -0400

You know you are grinding mad hard when you got grad students writing about you. Just finished reading this beautiful paper by @preciado89 making a little queer feel special #joto #scholars #qpoc #performance #joteria

My dream was always to be a female rapper but since it didnt...

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:59:38 -0400

My dream was always to be a female rapper but since it didnt happen I became a poet ;)

"In the old-time Pueblo world, beauty was manifested in behavior and in one’s relationships with..."

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:40:21 -0400

““In the old-time Pueblo world, beauty was manifested in behavior and in one’s relationships with other living beings. Beauty was as much a feeling of harmony as it was a visual, aural or sensual effect. The whole person had to be beautiful, not just the face or the body; faces and bodies could not be separated from hearts and souls. Health was foremost in achieving this sense of well-being and harmony; in the old-time Pueblo world, a person who did not look healthy inspired feelings of worry and anxiety, not feelings of well-being. A healthy person, of course, is in harmony with the world around her; she is at peace with herself too. Thus an unhappy person or spiteful person would not be considered beautiful. In the old days, strong, sturdy women were most admired. One of my most vivid preschool memories is of the crew of Laguna women, in their 40’s and 50’s, who came to cover our house with adobe plaster. They handled the ladders with great ease, and while two women ground the adobe mud on stones and added straw, another woman loaded the hod with mud and passed it up to the two women on ladders, who were smoothing the plaster on the wall with their hands. Since women owned the houses, they did the plastering. At Laguna, men did the basket-making and the weaving of fine textiles; men helped a great deal with the child-care too.Because the Creator is female, there is no stigma on being female; gender is not used to control behavior. No job was a “man’s job” or a “woman’s job”; the most able person did the work. The old-time people paid no attention to birthdays. When a person was ready to do something, she did it. When she no longer was able, she stopped. Thus the traditional Pueblo people did not worry about aging or about looking old because there were no social boundaries drawn by the passage of years.””

- “Yellow Woman, A Beauty of the Spirit”, Leslie Marmon Silko (via eddiegrungepup)

My little immigrant famila. Happy Mother’s Day to my...

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:25:24 -0400

My little immigrant famila. Happy Mother’s Day to my momma!

Audre&Gloria&Angela&bell ...what does that mean?

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:57:45 -0400

Only the founding goddesses of conciencia!

Audre Lorde

Gloria Anzaldua

Angela Davis

Bell Hooks

"One of the most amazing things about growing up is coming into the understanding of letting things..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:42:35 -0400

“One of the most amazing things about growing up is coming into the understanding of letting things go. If your man cheated on you or broke up with your ass you take time to write a poem, a song, make un pinche painting, talk a little shit and then you bless his memory and send him on his way because whether you like to admit it or not you called that person into your life. Eventhou they left your ass with a bruised heart they also gifted you with a better understanding of yourself so run with that shit and you will be ok. #LessonsFromASufrida”

- Yosi

Big Momma is a bad betch!!!

Sat, 04 May 2013 18:16:35 -0400

Big Momma is a bad betch!!!

Loving my new ThugzMansion tshirt that reads...

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:05:53 -0400

Loving my new ThugzMansion tshirt that reads Audre&Gloria&Angela&bell
#feministswag #qpoc #joto # joteria

Spilling the T with @negritoangel

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:38:35 -0400

Spilling the T with @negritoangel

Beautiful Day in Santa Barbara #beach #Sun #blessed #yemaya

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:08:59 -0400

Beautiful Day in Santa Barbara #beach #Sun #blessed #yemaya

Todos tenemos Sangre Migrante #art4 #immigration #may1st

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:58:30 -0400

Todos tenemos Sangre Migrante #art4 #immigration #may1st

Dusting off my old little sign for todays March #immigration ...

Wed, 01 May 2013 15:39:40 -0400

Dusting off my old little sign for todays March #immigration #may1st

In honor of May 1st. Shout out to all the amazing Undocumented...

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:40:04 -0400

In honor of May 1st. Shout out to all the amazing Undocumented Queers putting in hella work.

bobbivie:

#YosimarReyes + #QueerConversations : #FightForEquality

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If you are out there...

Wed, 01 May 2013 03:21:21 -0400

If you are out there

know that I’ve been patient

waiting

for the day

that you might need me

Ive been

doing me

sitting

and thinking

on how to be a better me

for you

I imagine you

in a distant place

unaware

of me

picture you

giving up on searching

thinking

there is no end

No good boys left

If you are out there

I want you to know

that Im sitting

waiting

focusing

preparing

to let these walls down

Been fixing my home

to welcome you

into me

If you are out there

just know

that god has a plan for you

know

that one day

you are going to be

MINE

Photo

Wed, 01 May 2013 03:06:48 -0400