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Chavela Vargas

14 Mexican Lesbians We Love
by
Trish Bendix, Managing Editor
 on May 5, 2011 | Comments (47)
A Cinco de Mayo celebration of out women who hail from Mexico and the ones who play them on TV.
Best. Lesbian. Decade. Ever. (2000 - 2009)
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AfterEllen.com Staff
 on December 31, 2009 | Comments (91)
We take a look back at some of the people and events that shaped the last ten years of lesbian/bi entertainment.
Unsung Heroines: Queer Women Who Deserve Their Own Biopics
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Karman Kregloe, Editor
on July 22, 2009 | Comments (61)
Following in the footsteps of Milk and Frida, we outline and cast biopics that should be made about women like Martina Navratilova, Bessie Smith, and Chavela Va
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The Life and Music of Mexican Legend Chavela Vargas
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Malinda Lo, Contributing Writer
 on January 25, 2005 | Comments (9)
A legend in Mexican ranchera music, Vargas publicly came out as a lesbian in 2000 at the age of 81.