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Emmanuel Garcia

Butterfly boy

About Me



I am a writer/visual artist based in Chicago. My interviews with celebrities like Paulina Rubio, Gloria Trevi, La India, Margaret Cho, RuPaul, and Maria Conchita Alonso have graced the covers of prominent Chicago monthlies such as Identity. Other features have appeared in various weeklies/monthlies, including Windy City Times and SCENE magazine (International gay men’spublication). I also write personal narratives to share in an open medium. When I’m not searching for a person of interest to interview, covering an event or writing about an important issue in our community- I paint portraits. I consider myself blessed to have the opportunity to witness history. My challenge is to find the words to describe it. I am a citizen of the world in search of new cultures, languages, and people who are making significant contributions to the diversification of our world.

Maria Callas 36X36 (Acrylic) by Emmanuel Garcia



My Interests



I'd like to meet:



Me, Myself, and I.Okay...you too!

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Music:

PAULINA RUBIO

GLORIA TREVI

La India

Movies:



Television:



Heroes:

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My Blog

Cell Phone (Stolen)

On Sunday I walked away from my cell phone at the beach and when I returned it was gone.  After digging up sand and cruising pacing back and forth at the beach I gave up.I called my # when I got ...
Posted by Emmanuel Garcia on Wed, 02 May 2007 09:20:00 PST

La India: Princess of Salsa

La India: Princess of Salsa by Emmanuel GarciaLa India, born Linda Viera Caballero, embodies the music that is known for its sexy dance moves and tropical flavor.Salsa music lovers know La India for h...
Posted by Emmanuel Garcia on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:23:00 PST

Muxe: The Authentic And Intrepid Seekers of Danger

Welcome to Paradise!translated and written by Emmanuel Garcia It is no secret that we are everywhere, that homosexuality transcends language, culture and immigration borders. But who would have known...
Posted by Emmanuel Garcia on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:11:00 PST

Tongue Tied

Tongue Tied.by Emmanuel Garcia There are words in my head I can't formulate into speech.  I've read words I'm not quite sure how they are pronounced.  I often say things that come off as jus...
Posted by Emmanuel Garcia on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:11:00 PST

Just for Laughs

Just for Laughsby Emmanuel GarciaRosie O'Donnell recently made headlines by using the phrase "ching chong" while speaking in mock Chinese tones last week.  The clip of the incident was posted on ...
Posted by Emmanuel Garcia on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:10:00 PST

Writing GAY

Writing Gay by Emmanuel Garcia The first time I wrote the word gay was my senior year in high school for a class assignment in psychology class. This moment was the catalyst for my coming out. Up un...
Posted by Emmanuel Garcia on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:11:00 PST

Culture Club

Culture Club by Emmanuel Garcia For one evening I decided to go "straight"to a straight nightclub that is. My girlfriends wanted to go to a nightclub, and I decided to tag along. It was a small fa...
Posted by Emmanuel Garcia on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 08:29:00 PST

Rich in $pirit...

 Rich in $pirit by Emmanuel Garcia I still remember the days living in the city of Chicago in an apartment on Kedzie and Montrose. It was a one-bedroom apartment, and we squeezed the bunk bed a...
Posted by Emmanuel Garcia on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:20:00 PST

"Trees!"

TREES!By Emmanuel GarciaTrees a word that often comes out of my mouth usually around my close friends. Lately, though, Ive integrated the word into my everyday vocabulary, only to find that most peopl...
Posted by Emmanuel Garcia on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:06:00 PST

On the L

On the "L" I was on the L on my way to work listening to a track by Mariah Carey lost in a daydream of my version of my dance routine to Fantasy. It is a sassy number. Sitting across from me was a ...
Posted by Emmanuel Garcia on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 02:04:00 PST