2021 Gran Varones Fellows
For the past seven years, Gran Varones has grown from a local initiative in Philadelphia to a national and award-winning…
Andrew | Philadelphia, PA
Being the baby of the family, it’s good. I mean, you really can’t complain, because you get to learn from…
Songs That I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Emotions”
chyle, some of my favorite childhood memories are when my mother allowed us to skip school so we could go…
Playlist: Songs That Remind Me of My Aunts
my aunt janet kept her music cassettes on the small round table she kept in her room of the house…
MJ RODRIGUEZ
the category is celebration and the winner is the incomparable miss mj rodriguez. on june 3, 2018 “pose” premiered on…
Playlist: The Iconic Experience
It’s Friday and we love playlist! Curated by Philly’s own Icon Ebony Fierce, “The Iconic Experience” is inspired by the…
GEORGE MICHAEL
to be a global pop star who was gay but not out during the height of the AIDS epidemic meant…
The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: “Brothers” 1985
before the advent of social media and digital organizing, network television played an integral role in raising awareness about social…
APPLY NOW! Gran Varones Positive Digital Arts Fellowship
For the past seven years, Gran Varones. (GV) has grown from a local initiative in Philadelphia to a national and…
TONY VIRAMONTES
years before i knew who tony viramontes was, i knew of his art. sometime in 1986, three years before i…
40 Years From When A Plague Was Out: The 1981 CDC MMWR Report
40 years ago today, the Center for Disease Control’s MMWR released a report, stating that there were 5 cases reported…
MARCO CASTRO-BOJORQUEZ
often times when historians speak of those who were on the front lines of AIDS advocacy, it is framed in…