TONY VIRAMONTES
years before i knew who tony viramontes was, i knew of his art. sometime in 1986, three years before i…
Tag: queer history
SYLVESTER
sylvester, believed that god was found on the dance floor. his live performances were a revival and his lyrics were…
The Songs I Loved: Queen Latifah’s “Come Into My House”
“welcome into my queendom, come one, come all…,” the opening line of the first verse of queen latifah’s 1990 hip-hop/house…
JOSE & LUIS XTRAVANGANZA
in 1990, madonna was arguably the most popular performer on the planet. already known as the queen of reinvention by…
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…
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…
VITO RUSSO
people living with AIDS formed coalitions for each other years before the US present ronald reagan publicly acknowledged AIDS. people…
THE B-52s
i always knew i was gay. i don’t have a coming out story because i was always “out” or whatever…
ANDRE MIZRAHI
after madonna’s 1990 hit “vogue” brought the dance art of vogueing into the mainstream consciousness for a season, vogueing returned…
CHARLENE ARCILA
growing up in the 1990’s afforded me the opportunity to personally meet and work with lgbtqia pioneers who shoulders we…
DAVID COLE
in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, david cole, one half of c&c music factory, wrote and produced some of…