TONY VIRAMONTES years before i knew who tony viramontes was, i knew of his art. sometime in 1986, three years before i… Continue reading “TONY VIRAMONTES”…
SYLVESTER sylvester, believed that god was found on the dance floor. his live performances were a revival and his lyrics were… Continue reading “SYLVESTER”…
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… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Queen Latifah’s “Come Into My House””…
JOSE & LUIS XTRAVANGANZA in 1990, madonna was arguably the most popular performer on the planet. already known as the queen of reinvention by… Continue reading “JOSE & LUIS XTRAVANGANZA”…
HECTOR VALLE XTRAVAGANZA the year was 1982. new york began the year as one of the most dangerous cities in the united states… Continue reading “HECTOR VALLE XTRAVAGANZA”…
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… Continue reading “Hello Goodbye: Why Ugly Betty Is Still Beautiful”…
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… Continue reading “How To Survive A Plague Again: The Denver Principles”…
VITO RUSSO people living with AIDS formed coalitions for each other years before the US present ronald reagan publicly acknowledged AIDS. people… Continue reading “VITO RUSSO”…
THE B-52s i always knew i was gay. i don’t have a coming out story because i was always “out” or whatever… Continue reading “THE B-52s”…
ANDRE MIZRAHI after madonna’s 1990 hit “vogue” brought the dance art of vogueing into the mainstream consciousness for a season, vogueing returned… Continue reading “ANDRE MIZRAHI”…
CHARLENE ARCILA growing up in the 1990’s afforded me the opportunity to personally meet and work with lgbtqia pioneers who shoulders we… Continue reading “CHARLENE ARCILA”…
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… Continue reading “DAVID COLE”…