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Monica Trasandes

California, Los Angeles
As seen in: GLAAD, CNN, HuffPost, Variety, The Advocate Magazine, PJ Media, The Sun Magazine, LATV
Latina, Mamita, Director of Spanish-Language & Latinx Media at GLAAD, Writer of fiction ("Broken Like This") and plays. Proud & out lesbian. Immigrant. Charrua.
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GLAAD I Found You: ‘He Fills My Belly and My Heart,’ How Ricardo and Richard Are Producing Their Own Love Story

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By Monica Trasandes
| GLAAD
Ricardo Ramos and Richard Ruiz were sneaking around on each other in the sweetest possible way. Both men were secretly planning proposals—at the same time. Richard, raised in St. Louis and Chicago, is a film executive, and Ricardo, raised in Ciudad Juárez, is a nonfiction television producer. The couple met at Outfest, an LGBTQ film festival event in Los Angeles, the city that also serves as their home.
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The Highs and Lows of Getting High

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By Finn Cohen Verified, Melissa Febos, Monica Trasandes
| The Sun Magazine Verified
As I write this in late February, it is snowing in central North Carolina for the second time in two days; it’s the third round of snow we’ve had this winter, which is already significant, but this time it’s really sticking given how cold it is. These events are rare here and have gotten rarer in the last few years.
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Move Over 'Latinx': There’s a New Fake Word No One Is Going To Use

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By Matt Margolis Verified, Monica Trasandes
| PJ Media Verified
A recent Gallup poll reveals that a mere 4% of Hispanic and Latino Americans use the fake term "Latinx." Interestingly, a significant portion, 15%, prefer to be identified as "Latino" or "Latina," while 23% favor the term "Hispanic." Another separate survey conducted by Bendixen & Amandi International, a Democratic firm, found that only 2% of respondents like the term, and 40% find it offensive.
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