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Felix | North Carolina

My name is Felix Araujo-Perez, like “Felix The Cat” but I am more like María Félix, the Mexican film actress.…
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Posted on: February 6, 2022 Last updated on: February 7, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Black History All Year Long.

Blackness and our histories can’t be placed neatly into the confines of time. We envelope the universe, because our magic…
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Posted on: February 1, 2022 Last updated on: February 1, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

LIZ TORRES

one of the first chicago house music singers to garner national notoriety in the mid-80s, especially in gay clubs, liz…
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Posted on: January 31, 2022 Last updated on: February 1, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

#TransphobiaIsASin

For the past four years, we have proudly participated in #TransphobiaIsASin, a social media campaign. Below is more information about…
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Posted on: January 16, 2022 Last updated on: April 18, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: The Golden Girls

before the advent of social media and digital organizing, network television played an integral role in raising awareness about social…
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Posted on: January 12, 2022 Last updated on: January 14, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Louie’s Top 21 Songs of 2021

There were no club night outings or huge parties in 2021 but I still found opportunities to dance and sing…
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Posted on: December 29, 2021 Last updated on: December 30, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

MARTHA WASH

martha wash is one of the greatest vocalists in music history. and i would wager my mariah carey cd collection…
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Posted on: December 28, 2021 Last updated on: December 28, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

The Enduring Queer Cheer of Pee-Wee Herman’s Christmas Special

33 years ago this week, one of the wackiest, campiest, and queerest christmas specials premiered on network television– and it…
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Posted on: December 25, 2021 Last updated on: December 25, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

SHERYL LEE RALPH

on december 20, 1981, one of the most beloved and influential musicals in broadway’s history, “dreamgirls” made its premiere at…
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Posted on: December 21, 2021 Last updated on: December 21, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Remember the RuPaul Show Christmas Special

growing up in the 1980s, tv christmas specials were usually over-the-top variety shows that featured musical numbers and sub-par comedic…
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Posted on: December 18, 2021 Last updated on: December 20, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

The Day I Was Santa

growing up i knew that i could and would be anything i wanted – as long as i could get…
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Posted on: December 10, 2021 Last updated on: December 18, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

MARY JANE GIRLS

the pointer sisters, sister sledge and vanity 6 were my earliest introduction to the miracle that is the girl group…
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Posted on: December 10, 2021 Last updated on: February 1, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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