RICK CASTRO: DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS LA

 6/5/2025/THURSDAY/8:15AM

~RICK CASTRO: DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS~ LA~2025~

~RICK CASTRO: DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS~ LA~2025~

~RICK CASTRO: DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS~ LA~2025~

 For nearly Forty years I have creating photography depicting queer community and sensibility. 

When I started off, there was little public space that allowed for such imagery.

 I was continuously confronted with overt censorship. Gradually repressions lifted as acceptance was generated through younger people eager to embrace inclusivity with no hang ups about gender & sexuality. 
Unfortunately we find ourselves once again back in a repressive era. 

Something I never thought I would have to relive. 
I will continue to create bold photographic images that push against hypocrisy and promote GLBTQ communities fighting to retain their civil rights". 

-Rick Castro- June,2025 Pride Month, 2025.

~RICK CASTRO: DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS~ LA~2025~

~RICK CASTRO: DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS~ LA~2025~

~RICK CASTRO: DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS~ LA~2025~