Flashback Friday: Stephen Acosta
I remember this picture because I took it during one of my last shifts working as a delivery driver for…
LADY CATIRIA
Catiria Reyes, widely known as Lady Catiria, was a Puerto Rican trans woman born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Like many…
The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: The Hogan Family
the hogan family, originally titled “valerie” before the title character was killed off at the start of its third season…
Throwback: David Sell
Growing up, I was apart of a very small family, my household consisted of myself, two sisters and our amazing…
Songs That I Loved: Taylor Dayne’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love”
chyle, picture it. summer of 1993 in philadelphia. my good friend at the time, oscar, came to my house and…
Throwback Thursday: Milani Varela
Picture this: Humboldt Park in Chicago, IL The year is 1993, at that time it was me, momma, dad, and…
Earvin Magic Johnson
1991 marked a decade of what it is now regarded as the AIDS crisis. the hope that emerged after the…
I Forgive Myself (A Poem) | Ryan West
I forgive myself. I forgive that child that didn’t know he just wanted his momma to say she loved him…
National Coming Out Day: Miguel Andrade
So one thing I’ve learned is that often times you never really stop coming out, but it gets a bit…
Giving Them Their Roses: A’LISA B
In 1983, Black pop/dance artist Shannon released the iconic “Let The Music Play.” It was a watershed moment in popular…
The Songs I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Looking In”
On October 3, 1995, Mariah Carey released her fifth studio album “Daydream.” The album is most remembered for it’s three…
Throwback Thursday: Rolando “RJay” Aguirre
Queer! Faggit! Sissy! Punk! and the words kept coming. It was February of 2000 as I stormed the outside corridors…