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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~