Portraits of Pride - Martin Sorrondeguy

Celebrate the LGBTQ+ individuals who inspire us to dig deeper and #MakeItResonate not just during the month of June- but everyday.

To celebrate Pride, each one of our team members selected an LGBTQ+ activist who resonates with them. Next, is our Motion Designer, Vinnie.

"Perhaps most well known for fronting the Queer Hardcore Punk band Limp Wrist, Martin Sorrondeguy is also an active Photographer, Documentary filmmaker, and found of DIY record label “Lengua Armada Discos.” Born in Uruguay, and raised in Chicago, his work discusses his identity as a Gay, Latinx man.

From 1991-98 he fronted “Los Crudos,” a Latino hardcore band from Chicago, who’s music offers a leftist critique of issues that affect Latin America and the Latino community. During this time Sorrondeguy came out as a gay man, and this identity has been strongly represented in his music. His next band Limp Wrist, was aggressive, unapologetically queer, and was one of the first bands in their scene to speak about queer issues and identity so openly and directly.

I love Martin because he is so unapologetic about his identities, especially in a community that has been mostly dominated by straight white men. He is unapologetically queer, and performs half naked in harnesses and leather. He sings about serious issues like having to toughen up against homophobia, as well as about confronting ageism and body shaming in the queer community. He actively break boundaries and stereotypes, and challenges the public perception of queer community as monolithic."