HECTOR VALLE XTRAVAGANZA
the year was 1982. new york began the year as one of the most dangerous cities in the united states…
Hello Goodbye: Why Ugly Betty Is Still Beautiful
10 years ago, on April 14, 2010, Ugly Betty’s final episode “Hello Goodbye” aired on ABC. “Ugly Betty” was a Mexican-American comedy-drama television series…
José | Durham, NC
Happy NYHAAD! I know there are days where the oppression feels like glue. Somewhere, somebody, is melting that glue with…
HYDEIA BROADBENT
last august, hydeia broadbent celebrated her 35th birthday. this wasn’t just a milestone but a testament to the sheer determination…
How To Survive A Plague Again: The Denver Principles
About two week ago, I did the very rare thing of going live on Instagram. I asked my comrade and…
This Playlist is Helping Me Survive a Plague…Again
many of the important moments and even many of the not-so-important moments often times play out in my memory through…
Victor | Los Angeles, CA
i started hiking when i started losing weight. i used to be 300 pounds. i would work out as a…
THE GOOD GIRLS
by the late 80’s, motown records, the label that invented the r&b cross-over sound in the 60’s, was struggling to…
HIV and COVID-19: White Supremacy Is The True Parallel
“Any disease that is treated as a mystery and acutely enough feared will be felt to be morally, if not…
José Eduardo | Houston, Tx
I was born in Mexico, grew up there as a little kid but then I’ve spent most of my life…
LORENA BORJAS
long known as a mother, activist and defender of trans women, sex workers and undocumented LGBTQIA folks, lorena borjas dedicated…
In These Times, We Are Calling On The Words of Vito Russo
people living AIDS formed coalitions for each other years before then US present ronald reagan publicly acknowledged AIDS. people living…