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Category: Article

It’s Plenty: Songs That Got Us Through 2022

ya know we love a good playlist! and what better time to drop a new one than now. curated by…
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Posted on: December 30, 2022 Last updated on: December 30, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Divas to the Dancefloor Please: Five Femme queen Vogues Icons

Femme Queen Performance has been an important factor and foundation of Ballroom Culture since it began, a category reserved for…
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Posted on: November 28, 2022 Last updated on: December 9, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

In Gratitude for My Aunt Carmen

growing up, i never believed adults were god. i was always curious about their ways and their secret jokes like…
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Posted on: November 24, 2022 Last updated on: November 24, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

The Government Has Blood On Its Hands

“the government has blood on its hands. one AIDS death every half hour” poster created by the art collective gran…
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Posted on: November 22, 2022 Last updated on: November 22, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Take The US Trans Survey 2022!

Our stories hold our truths. Share your experiences in the US Trans Survey so that our community is seen, heard,…
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Posted on: November 19, 2022 Last updated on: November 19, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

When A Menudo Concert Paused Was in El Salvador

When I pressed play on Menudo: Forever Young on HBO Max , the new docu-series on the iconic Puerto Rican…
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Posted on: October 17, 2022 Last updated on: October 17, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Still Special: 25 Years of “The Velvet Rope”

One could talk for hours about the cultural significance of an album like The Velvet Rope: the way its composition and…
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Posted on: October 5, 2022 Last updated on: October 5, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

DARRYL PANDY

in 1986, house music was still on the ascent in the US and abroad when “love can’t turn around,” a…
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Posted on: October 5, 2022 Last updated on: October 5, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis: Miquel Brown’s “So Many Men, So Little Time”

“So many men, so little timeHow can I choose,So many men, so little timeHow can I choose” On March 14,…
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Posted on: September 20, 2022 Last updated on: September 20, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

TEVIN CAMPBELL

most recording artists only wish to have recorded with quincy jones and prince, but by age 14, tevin campbell worked…
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Posted on: August 19, 2022 Last updated on: August 19, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis: Madonna’s “In This Life”

Picture it! America 1992. AIDS becomes the number one cause of death for men 25 – 44 years old. Activists…
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Posted on: August 16, 2022 Last updated on: August 16, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

UNCLE DANNY & COUSIN BOBBY

There’s much to say about Beyonce’s Renaissance and its homage to House Music and the ballroom scene, and LGBTQ pioneers. On…
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Posted on: August 15, 2022 Last updated on: August 15, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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