Gabby Rivera: The story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero
Gabby Rivera: A história da primeira super-heroína homossexual latina da Marvel
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would become such a huge part of my life.
uma parte tão importante da minha vida.
and I saw everything I wasn't.
e via tudo o que eu não era.
of nervous, soft energy,
bola de energia suave e nervosa
much like the bullies at school,
os valentões da escola,
a lot of room for that, for me.
para isso, para mim.
de super-heroínas
by Puerto Rican women from the Bronx?
porto-riquenhas do Bronx?
and sold jewelry up the street,
e vendiam joias na rua,
o mestrado dela em educação
in New York City public schools
públicas de Nova York
around the dinner table with me.
ao redor da mesa de jantar comigo.
women from the Bronx,
porto-riquenhas do Bronx,
of the world's greatest storytellers.
contadoras de histórias do mundo.
at my grandmother's dining room table
da sala de jantar da minha avó
about navigating their lives in the Bronx.
de como conduziam a vida delas no Bronx.
to the soft threads in their stories,
a young-adult novel
para jovens adultos
Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx
do Bronx, gordinha e homossexual,
família e identidade.
to write the solo series
para escrever a série solo
Latina lesbian superhero,
for the Marvel miniseries "Vengeance,"
para a minissérie da Marvel "Vengeance",
in the Marvel Universe
portals into other dimensions.
para outras dimensões.
her identities -- queer and Latina --
as identidades dela, homossexual e latina,
no modo de sobrevivência.
had sacrificed themselves to the universe
se sacrificaram para o universo
of having to be tough,
and the Bronx is tough,
on your way to the train type of tough.
no caminho para o trem.
as pessoas dizem:
people are like,
You gotta keep trucking.
or to invest in self-care.
ou para cuidarem de si mesmas.
that I wanted to give to America,
que eu quis dar para América,
to give to my abuelas and my tías,
às minhas avós e tias
to give to my mom now:
just to discover yourself,
crumble and you will fall
compassion and healing stuff
a toda essa compaixão e papos de cura
to be human, to mess up,
para ser humana, falhar
Sabem do que estou falando?
You know what I'm saying?
uma licença de super-heroína.
in Justice Sonia Sotomayor University.
na Universidade da Juíza Sonia Sotomayor.
and represented and liberated
segura, representada e livre
to the first Puerto Rican woman
à primeira porto-riquenha
of the United States?
Revolutionaries and You,"
"Revolucionários Intergalácticos e Você",
she's ready to show off her strength,
pronta para mostrar a força dela,
her portal-punching skills,
from her right away.
dela imediatamente.
and I changed up her location
e mudei a localização dela,
because that is what college is like,
porque a faculdade é assim,
to be alone for long,
ficasse muito tempo sozinha
gone totally wrong,
que deu totalmente errado,
de batalha com os "X-Men".
was my mentor,
foi meu mentor
needed one, too.
precisava de um também.
America Chavez than Storm,
do que Tempestade,
members of the X-Men?
how to quiet her mind
a aquietar a mente dela
she opens up the dimensions,
ela abre as dimensões,
silence and deep reflection
silêncio e profunda reflexão
but with Storm's encouragement,
mas com o incentivo de Tempestade,
vulnerabilidade profunda.
loved me enough
me amavam o suficiente
myself and my ancestors,
sobre mim mesma e meus ancestrais.
how do you even know what that means?
como sabemos o que isso significa?
of my people in college.
do meu povo na faculdade.
sitting on my grandmother's lap
sentada no colo da minha avó,
e todos que ainda estavam na ilha.
and everyone still left on the island.
a grandma on America Chavez,
uma avó para a Miss América Chavez,
a big, strong, luchador grandma,
mas uma grande, forte e lutadora,
to take her to the ancestral plain,
para levá-la ao plano ancestral,
could see the history of her people
and her mom flee.
that they experience
accepts them openly
as aceita abertamente
met with even greater compassion,
encontrar uma compaixão ainda maior
the tremendous strength of her family.
queer kids of color
because you will find the pieces there.
porque encontrará as respostas lá.
is not a pass to duck,
suave não significa se esquivar,
em silêncio, se acovardar.
para nos mantermos responsáveis.
lands in World War II
na Segunda Guerra Mundial,
to punch Nazis in 2018.
dela para socar nazistas em 2018.
kind of wrecks her a little bit,
acaba com ela um pouco,
with her best friend,
se conectasse com a melhor amiga.
and they go on a road trip
at the top of their lungs.
a plenos pulmões.
and almost kills America ...
e quase mata América...
that healing, that gives her the fuel
essa cura, que lhe dá o combustível
and having to be tough ...
e ser durona...
uma super-heroína completa
to help her find herself.
de apoio para ajudá-la a se encontrar.
that is rooted in compassion
in justice and liberation.
and vulnerability meet strength
e a vulnerabilidade encontram a força,
something majestic,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gabby Rivera - WriterGabby Rivera is a Bronx-born, queer Latinx writer.
Why you should listen
Gabby Rivera is the author of AMERICA, the debut solo series for America Chavez, Marvel's first queer Latina superhero.
Rivera's critically acclaimed debut novel Juliet Takes a Breath was called "f*cking outstanding" by Roxane Gay and will be published in hardcover for the first time in fall 2019. Rivera has also written in the Lumberjanes universe for Boom! Studios. Her latest short story, "O.1," can be found in Victor LaValle's upcoming anthology A People's Future of the United States. She is currently working on her next novel.
When not writing, Rivera speaks at events across the country on her experiences as a queer Puerto Rican from the Bronx, an LGBTQ youth advocate and on the importance of centering joy in narratives as Latinx people and people of color.
Gabby Rivera | Speaker | TED.com