A Trans-Multi-Gender queer, Black Boricua, lecturer, poet, and spoken-word performance artist.

As a lecturer, Ignacio speaks on many topics but has focused on race, economic justice, and trans and queer issues. Having spoken on issues of poverty, housing and shelter systems in regards to trans, gender-non-conforming and queer individuals. He also lectures on why welfare is a trans/queer issue and charitable choice policies.

 

Ignacio is currently performing Lágrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears, which is an experience into a tale of a survival via poetic monologues. This show is a dramatic journey into one woman's struggle and recovery from child sexual abuse and incest, coming out and accepting her lesbianism, and finally raising her own daughter in the midst of recovery.

Ignacio is working on a new show entitled "Dancer". This show will debut in June 2006 in New York and beyond. "Dancer" is a tale about a "dyke" in the midst of transitioning finds herself/himself in a stranded, impoverished situation. The only way to survive is to be a  "Dancer". This show will touch on issues of gender expression, social constructs of gender, sex work, internalized oppression and more. "Dancer" will prove to be funny, enlightening, political and extremely sexy.

   
   
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". . .it was a total hit, great crowd, (s)he made people think and cry and talk. (S)he was also wonderful to work with."    

– Metropolitan State College of Denver    

   
   
 
   
 
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