Carmen Rios

Carmen Rios

Carmen Rios is the Managing Digital Editor at Ms. magazine, host of Bitch Media's "Popaganda" podcast and co-host of the weekly web series Trigger Happy. She is also the co-founder of the Webby-nominated Argot Magazine. You can learn more about her at carmenfuckingrios.com.

Book covers of Native Country of the Heart and The Yellow House.

A Yellow House, a Native Heart: Life in New Orleans and Los Angeles

Sarah M. Broom’s The Yellow House and Cherríe Moraga’s Native Country of the Heart reveal the oft-overlooked daily life that fuels two storied cities.

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Facade of Cuties cafe in Los Angeles.

I Found My L.A. Self at an LGBTQ+ Cafe

At a cafe in Los Angeles a transplant finds a new home, one that gives her the strength and support to “lay down her swords.”

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