About

photo: Emile Cohen

 

Leo Herrera

Leo Herrera is a Mexican writer, activist and filmmaker. His work focuses on the American Queer experience. His films and writings explore LGBTQ culture, politics and history, paying homage to our past and educating a younger generation.

Long form essays on Queer history, culture and sex: Herrera Words on Substack

Viral “essay memes” explore Queerness, race and disease: Instagram & Twitter @herreraimages

Comedic takes and Brown Gay Jesus character: TikTok & Instagram: @herrerashow

Leo is the director of Fathers, a sci-fi documentary and multimedia project which imagines the AIDS pandemic never existed. Fathers weaves real-life events, survivor histories and fiction, creating a surreal vision of an alternative universe (streaming now at iftheylived.org).

A Bumpy Ride 2022 podcast on the Monkeypox outbreak in Berlin: A Bumpy Ride (on all podcast platforms)