Matt Joseph Diaz

For a long time, passing privilege made me feel like I didn’t deserve to call myself latino.

As much as you want to believe people are all the same, we don’t have the luxury of being seen as the “default” in the same way white, straight, cis people often are. We don’t have the luxury of dismissing our painful history and systemic issues for the sake of everyone getting along, because we’re still in the middle of them.

I know, it's Monday. BLECH. But, that also means it's time for #MondaysWithMatt.

Instead of being allowed to exist as fully complex and sexual human beings, they’re relegated to being a tag in pornography. They’re seen as a guilty pleasure among those with “abnormal” sexual appetites, something to be viewed sexually in spite of their comparison to what we consider "the norm."

Not sure how to stay mindful about the motivations behind how you fuel and move your super rad bod? Allow Matt to explain:

This Monday, Matt talks about female comic characters. Batman? How about BatNOTSOMUCHMAN.

One of the most dangerous aspects of positive change is our tendency to demonize the people we’ve been. I don’t know a single person who hasn’t lain awake in bed, plagued with the thoughts of a cringe-worthy move they made in their younger years, or some kind of toxic behavior they exhibited before they knew better.

What happens when a Millennial smashes his phone? Watch to find out. And also to laugh your ass off. 

We met Matt a year ago when he showed us his post weight-loss body.

"There is always someone who loves you. There is always someone who cares."