Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Whitney’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” in 1987 the AIDS epidemic was still unfolding. it was still a death sentence. those living with HIV–who were still… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Whitney’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)””…
We’re All Libraries Burning: A Virtual Gallery for Visual AIDS The first time I heard the quote “every time an old person dies, it is as if a library burned… Continue reading “We’re All Libraries Burning: A Virtual Gallery for Visual AIDS”…
SUMMERS: a playlist We love playlists! Gran Varones partnered with Familia Trans & Queer Liberation Movement to create a series of Spotify playlists. Here is… Continue reading “SUMMERS: a playlist”…
For the Love of the Goffney Twins You may remember the story: It was sensational and on the front page of the Philadelphia Daily News. They were… Continue reading “For the Love of the Goffney Twins”…
The Plotwist Podcast recently, i had the extraordinary opportunity of chatting with daniel coronado, one of the hosts of the plotwist podcast. check… Continue reading “The Plotwist Podcast”…
Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Epidemic: Janet’s “Together Again” Sweet harp chords flourish as “Together Again” starts, then it picks up momentum with these lyrics “There are times when… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Epidemic: Janet’s “Together Again””…
SYLVESTER sylvester, believed that god was found on the dance floor. his live performances were a revival and his lyrics were… Continue reading “SYLVESTER”…
My Mormon Journey One Wednesday night in late summer 1994, I snuck out the house with my friend Hopey and drove my mother’s… Continue reading “My Mormon Journey”…
My Ode to Ultra Naté’s “Situation: Critical” Sometimes we are late to the BBQ right? Well in the case of Ultra Naté (pronounced Na-Tay), I didn’t arrive… Continue reading “My Ode to Ultra Naté’s “Situation: Critical””…
EMILE GRIFFITH Emile Griffith was the epitome of a reluctant boxing superstar. After moving to New York from the Virgin Islands in… Continue reading “EMILE GRIFFITH”…
Eduardo | Napa, CA Growing up, you know, being undocumented and being gay, were like two things that I was like, deep in the… Continue reading “Eduardo | Napa, CA”…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Safire’s “Thinking of You” born wilma cosmé in san juan puerto rico and raised in east harlem, safire was one of the first freestyle… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Safire’s “Thinking of You””…