La Cueva has been around for 30 years, providing a place for trans Latinas to work and gay Latinos to belong. This is a bit of a misnomer, as the performers are women - male to female trans women. La Cueva is an LGBTQ historic site - it is known as the oldest Latino drag bar in the country. But locals know this is La Cueva, a Spanish speaking-only bar where women with false eyelashes and hair like exotic birds writhe and lip-sync to Mexican pop music. In the midst of this is a bar with no sign. The smell of taco stands is warm and inviting in the cold, as people bustle amongst the colorful stores - joyerias and a chain of boutiques named, curiously, Brazilian Seduction Jeans. The stretch of 26th Street that makes the heart of Chicago's Little Village neighborhood is vibrant on a Friday night. This story was submitted by Rachel Rabbit White. I Am Number Four, Unknown, Kaboom, And Everything Is Going Fine & Oscar Shorts ยป
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