“Searching for Queertopia,” Galeria de la Raza’s latest exhibition, opened last night. It documents the Vela de “Las Intrépidas,” a three-day event held in Oaxaca, Mexico, in honor of its Muxe, or queer, community.

Jorge Gonzales next to his installation in tribute to Victoria Arellano, an undocumented transgender woman who was arrested by ICE, detained in San Pedro and denied medication. She passed away in detention in 2007.

The exhibit runs through June 30. Learn more about it here.

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