Andrés Duque is a

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rights

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, journalist, and award-winning

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ger. He is best known for his blog Blabbeando, where he discusses

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politics, culture, and daily life in New York City and around the world. He is also well known for his advocacy for

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. Duque lives in

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Life and achievements

Andrés Duque moved with his family at a young age from Colombia to the United States.Hendrick, Daniel
"Truth, Justice, and the American Way: Andrés Duque and Daniel Castellanos"
''City Limits.com'' (May 2002), retrieved November 22, 2008. In 1996 he co-founded the Colombian Lesbian and Gay Association, or COLEGA, with Daniel Castellanos. For many years he worked at the

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and directed Mano a Mano, a coalition of Latino and Latina lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender activists; Mano a Mano is best known as an informative electronic mailing list or "

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" that forwards articles that appear around the world (but especially in Latin America) about LGBT issues. Daniel Hendrick has described Mano a Mano as "bringing together 15 gay Latino groups and 400-plus activists to share information--including job listings and legislative updates--on the web." Duque was especially involved in activism related to the murder of the gay Colombian Eddie Garzón on August 15, 2001, in Jackson Heights, demanding that the New York City Police investigate this case as a

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. He is also a founding member of the Audre Lorde Project and of the Out People of Color Political Action Club.Office of the New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr.
"Thompson Honors Six Leaders at LGBT Pride Celebration"
(June 16, 2006), retrieved November 22, 2008. Duque is one of the most visible leaders involved in

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issues in New York City and has gained additional renown due to his interviews with leading personalities such as

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. He was profiled in the June 2012 episode of ''

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'' titled "Orgullo Latino" (Latino Pride).In the Life Media
"ORGULLO LATINO! THE MULTIPLE REALITIES OF LGBT LATINOS."
''http://www.itlmedia.org/'' 25 May 2012, retrieved May 29, 2012.

Awards

Duque was one of the honorees at a ceremony held by New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. on Thursday, June 15, 2006, as part of that year's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Celebration. The event was co-hosted by the Empire State Pride Agenda and

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External links

Blabbleando - Andrés Duque's Blog
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