Madisyn Barbosa came out 5 years ago which she thought she was the only transgender person in Lafayette, LA. She didn't meet another trans person till 2 years after she came out. She got a job bartending at Soundfactory, met a transgirl, and thanked the skies she wasnt the only one. She became an advocate for transgirls. She was found by people in baton rouge and new orleans that have heard of her, and together they started a statewide transgender advocacy group thats about three old now, from 18 members at the first meeting, to now 400 members state wide. She bellydances in places and clubs around Acadiana, She has bellydanced on stage with Dehli to Dublin at Festiva International. She is known in the cajun bayou scene pen and ink artist, she is known for her fairy art, many poeple have have her art tattoed on them. She pends her life helping others through her experiences. Louisiana Words welcomes her with open arms.
There’s nothing that hurts more than when we lose someone from our Louisiana Words family. But, the beauty of our writing movement is that the words of our loved ones live on with us. On June 20th, 2023, Louisiana Words Allstar, Jorge Arturo, moved on from this world leaving our hearts broken. He was a charismatic and talented human being. Jorge resided in New Orleans, LA and had been active on Louisiana Words for over a year. To honor Jorge’s life and work, we will be sharing his writing and live performances all Summer 2023. Please help keep his spirit alive by sharing his work. We know that Jorge’s words will connect with our readers and we hope to keep his spirit alive. Jorge’s first submission: “The Dog Show” debuted on February 6th, 2022 and is his most successful piece to date. In 2022, Jorge spent 10 weeks in the top with “The Dog Show,” “Weavers,” “They Say Love Kills, This Time It Really Did,” and “If Hell is Real, It Looks Like an Airport.” His la...
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