tatiana de la tierra

Tatiana Barona (May 14, 1961 – July 31, 2012), known as tatiana de la tierra, was a Colombian lesbian activist, artist, writer, editor and librarian active in the United States. An early pioneer of zines centered on Latina lesbian issues, de la tierra was the founder, editor, and contributor to the Latina lesbian magazines Esto No Tiene Nombre, Conmoción, and La Telaraña. de la tierra stated that she knew she was attracted to women around the time she reached the age of 10 or 11, but did not come out as a lesbian until 1982.

Graduating from South Dade Senior High School in 1979, de la tierra later enrolled at Miami-Dade Community College. Much of de la tierra's early work was self-published and distributed by hand, including at the Encuentros de Lesbianas Feministas de América Latina y del Caribe ("Gatherings of Lesbian Feminists of Latin America and the Caribbean").

Esto no tiene nombre began as a magazine without a title and de la tierra tried to get its readers involved in naming the magazine, eventually settling on the current name. Its title is said to be a symbol of rejection towards the heteronormative label and image of Latina lesbians.

Later career After a while, Esto no tiene nombre and Conmoción ceased publication due to a lack of funding. Her papers and unpublished materials were donated to the University of California, Los Angeles. De la tierra did not hold back when it came to eroticism, with some of her work even compared to pornography. She was shameless about discussing sexuality and this encouraged others to speak freely about sexuality, sex, and the human body.

Sandra K. Soto notes that de la tierra's work challenges heteronormative views.

Selected bibliography The Hickey (1972) Esto no tiene nombre Conmoción La telaraña For the Hard Ones: A Lesbian Phenomenology/ Para las duras: Una fenomenología lesbica (2002, Calaca Press, ) Porcupine Love and Other Tales from my Papaya Buffalo: Chibcha Press, 2005. Píntame Una Mujer Peligrosa Buffalo, N.Y.: Chibcha, 2005. tierra 2010: poems, songs & a little blood Long Beach, Calif: Chibcha Press, 2010. Xía y las mil sirenas (2009, Editorial Patlatonalli, ) (children's book)