Who my people are?

*My people are the ones that accept me for who I am and are loyal 

*My people are the ones that respect me 

*My people are there for me in both my toughest days and my best days 

*My people aren’t afraid of being different 

*My people are those who stand out and fight for what they want 

*My people take risks and are bold as all of New York City itself 

*My people take take “not fitting in” not as a challenge but as a way to get more ahead on what they want to achieve (giving them motivation) 

*My people take conformities and kick them out the ass and don’t try to be someone they’re not 

*My people are productive and don’t just want to settle in but are people that want to go the extra mile and more 

*My people are home not only to heart but the whole body 

*My people are queer 

 nonbinary 

LGBTQ 

Latina/Hispanic 

and have always been judged for not belonging it 

*My people are powerful 

chingones 

cabornes 

*My people are the ones that are struggling 

who were left behind 

the ones that were laughed at and have gotten bullied 

*My people are the ones that are still standing  

and that have made it  

*America Garcia contributed this story to Pulse magazine.