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Tag: HIV/AIDS

WAYLAND FLOWERS

in the early 1980’s, a puppet with big drag queen energy served as a trojan horse sneaking comedic skits that…
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Posted on: December 8, 2020 Last updated on: December 8, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

House of Love: Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic of the 80’s & 90’s

this past october marked the 35th anniversary of the release of dionne warrick’s charity single “that’s what friends are for.” the one-off…
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Posted on: December 1, 2020 Last updated on: December 1, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

An Offering: During A Pandemic

This is an offering, my offering to you and in giving this offering to you, I enrich myself. I am…
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Posted on: May 22, 2020 Last updated on: May 22, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

MELVIN LINDSEY

growing up in the 1990’s, there were ballads and then there were slow jams. that distinction mattered in the early…
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Posted on: April 20, 2020 Last updated on: April 20, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

HECTOR VALLE XTRAVAGANZA

the year was 1982.  new york began the year as one of the most dangerous cities in the united states…
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Posted on: April 14, 2020 Last updated on: April 15, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

José | Durham, NC

Happy NYHAAD! I know there are days where the oppression feels like glue. Somewhere, somebody, is melting that glue with…
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Posted on: April 10, 2020 Last updated on: April 10, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

HYDEIA BROADBENT

last august, hydeia broadbent celebrated her 35th birthday. this wasn’t just a milestone but a testament to the sheer determination…
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Posted on: April 10, 2020 Last updated on: April 20, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

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…
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Posted on: April 9, 2020 Last updated on: April 11, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

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…
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Posted on: April 3, 2020 Last updated on: April 21, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

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…
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Posted on: March 31, 2020 Last updated on: March 31, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

How To Survive A Plague…Again: A Instagram Conversation

On Thursday, March 26, 2020, Louie of Gran Varones will be joined by frequent GV contributor and co-founder of the…
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Posted on: March 26, 2020 Last updated on: March 26, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

La Cura Podcast Featuring Gran Varones Founder, louie ortiz-fonseca

i am so happy to share this episode of Mijente‘s la cura podcast. i enjoyed chatting with podcast host francisca about…
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Posted on: March 24, 2020 Last updated on: March 24, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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