my reflection we had a huge mirror downstairs. it was right above the living room couch. its position was hella convenient. as… Continue reading “my reflection”…
LADY CATIRIA Catiria Reyes, widely known as Lady Catiria, was a Puerto Rican trans woman born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Like many… Continue reading “LADY CATIRIA”…
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… Continue reading “Songs That I Loved: Taylor Dayne’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love””…
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… Continue reading “Songs That I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Emotions””…
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… Continue reading “Playlist: Songs That Remind Me of My Aunts”…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Sylvester’s “Do You Wanna Funk” sylvester was more than the beloved literal queen of disco, he was a prophet, a visionary, and a savior. literally.… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Sylvester’s “Do You Wanna Funk””…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Patti LaBelle’s “You Are My Friend” every year, just as pride season is about to kick off, the interwebs argue, fight and debate about who is… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Patti LaBelle’s “You Are My Friend””…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Boy George’s “Il Adore” in the early 1980s, boy george was one of the world’s most popular musical figures in the world. as lead… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Boy George’s “Il Adore””…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Gwen Guthrie’s “Can’t Love You Tonight” dubbed the queen of paradise garage, legendary 1980’s new york night club, gwen guthrie scored her biggest hit when she… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Gwen Guthrie’s “Can’t Love You Tonight””…
Mourning In My Sleep: (Re)Connecting with My Ancestors i have been mourning in my sleep lately. my grandmother, my mother, and dear my aunts janet and carmen have… Continue reading “Mourning In My Sleep: (Re)Connecting with My Ancestors”…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Jermaine Stewart’s “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off” in january 1986, the CDC reported more people were diagnosed with aids in 1985 than all of the earlier years… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Jermaine Stewart’s “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off””…
PAULA ABDUL in the late 1980s, paula abdul’s popularity rivaled that of her contemporaries, janet jackson and madonna. paula had gone from… Continue reading “PAULA ABDUL”…