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louie on LATV’s “Living Y Ready” Series

Throughout the month of June, LATV has been celebrating Pride Month with their Queer original series, Living Y Ready, a…
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Posted on: June 29, 2023 Last updated on: June 29, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Abdul-Aliy Muhammad

Capture me smiling running towards the possibility of you, aperture readying image in box, shuttering to light the movement of…
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Posted on: June 29, 2023 Last updated on: June 29, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Spotify Playlist: Our Pride Is A Vibe: We Been Gay!

happy pride month, y’all! pride is for us to define and redefine. if pride is spending time with your crew…
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Posted on: June 4, 2023 Last updated on: June 4, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

TINA TURNER

i dreamed about my mother for the first time in a long time last night. waking from those all-too-real dreams used…
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Posted on: May 27, 2023 Last updated on: May 27, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

SALT-N-PEPA

On November 28, 1993, The New York Times published journalist Jeffrey Schmalz’s last article, “Whatever Happened to AIDS?,” three weeks…
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Posted on: May 8, 2023 Last updated on: May 8, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Crisis: LaTour’s “People Are Still Having Sex”

By 1991, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had spent over $7,000,000 on mass media public service announcements…
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Posted on: May 8, 2023 Last updated on: May 8, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

TIFFANY MARRERO

oh tiffany, i have no words. just immense gratitude to have known you, shared space with you and worked in…
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Posted on: May 8, 2023 Last updated on: July 25, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

JACKIE SHANE

the last time jackie shane graced a stage was in toronto, canada in december 1971. after decades of swirling rumors that she had…
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Posted on: February 6, 2023 Last updated on: May 4, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis: Jody Watley’s “When A Man Loves A Woman”

in november 1993, pop music architect jody watley released her fourth solo album “intimacy.” a departure from the r&b/dance oriented…
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Posted on: January 31, 2023 Last updated on: May 6, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Transphobia Is A Sin 2023

Today is the 5th annual #TransphobiaIsASincampaign. As we witness the continued attack on trans people, Join @theblacktransprayerbook in reminding the world of trans…
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Posted on: January 15, 2023 Last updated on: May 4, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

GANGSTA BOO

My mother was the first person to teach me about female rap. It was through album and radio plays, and…
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Posted on: January 12, 2023 Last updated on: May 4, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

For Christopher

christopher collins left this world in 2017. he was my first love and for years, my only love. he was…
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Posted on: January 3, 2023 Last updated on: May 4, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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