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…
Tag: queer history
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…
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…
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…
RAYCEEN PENDARVIS
pioneering and creating history is never easy. it is often only celebrated when revisited decades later and/or in remembrance of…
HECTOR XTRAVAGANZA
hector crespo xtravaganza was an original member of the house of xtravaganza when it was founded by the late hector…