Tag: queer
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From Under a Rock: Surviving the Reagan Crack Years
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My mother began smoking crack in the summer of 1986. At that time, it was widely known as “crack rock.” I was 9 years old and I already had mastered the art of secrecy. I didn’t call it art or survival; it was just life under the “rock.” I learned…
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Alan, San Francisco
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things have been going well and i have been taking care of self. i was going through a bit of a depression spell and wasn’t sure what my next move would and should be but things just fell into place. i don’t drink. i love a good cigarette and some…
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Eddie, Miami, FL.
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During my high school years, my father was very worried about my mother’s influence on me and that I needed to be more of a man. He was convinced that football was the answer, if I could handle it. As I was never one to walk away from a dare,…
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Antonio, Miami, Florida
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Everyone talks so much shit about escorts but yet…let me not even got there. Whether you sucking dick for money or have a “real” job, you still not better than anybody. Get 👏your 👏coin 👏 how you want and can’t nobody tell you otherwise. Antonio, He/Him/His Everywhere interviewed & photographed…
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Article: Kikis With Louie: fighting a stigma
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Kikis With Louie: fighting a stigma this is one of my fave write ups about kikis with louie. it also helped that i was interviewed by a queer person of color.
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HIV Isn’t A Crime…
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The weaponization of HIV infection: in this case, the use of bodily fluid/s for use as a weapon and the assumption of infectiousness, has a long and storied history in the United States and globally. This refers to enacting HIV-specific statutes that criminalize people infected with HIV and often doesn’t…
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Danny, New York, NY
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I hit rock bottom at one point in my life. I dealt with a lot of depression and anxiety. I hated myself. I didn’t believe in anything or anyone. I didn’t trust myself or other people. I just had this hate and anger and one day had I had this…
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Kikis With Louie: MJ Rodriguez
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Louie joins the the star of #POSEFx, MJ Rodriguez, to discuss the trans erasure at the height of the AIDS crisis and the need for sex ed to be LGBTQ-inclusive. Want to support youth living with HIV? Click here to take action today 👉🏾http://bit.ly/AIDSAwarenessWeek #KikisWithLouie
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THROWBACK: Jae W Brown | New York, NY
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Sometimes people leave you halfway through the woods. Ten years ago, I lost my mother; the second photo is of my mother, my grandmother, my Titi, and Pepi, the most wonderful pup I had ever met. These women shaped my life. My mother was selfless, loving, giving, and incredibly kind.…
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Throwback: Xris
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This picture was taken in June 11, 2003 on my birthday. I just turned 17 and we went to Red Lobster to celebrate. Well, that day was an emotional day for me. I was getting ready to be put in the juvenile system and preparing to go into placement. At…
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Angel | Philadelphia, PA
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“faggot”, he said as he walks past me. he followed up with, “he’s just so gay.” then he was gone. i looked back with my mouth hanging open in utter disbelief. I was walking in the LGBT neighborhood of philly (the part we lovingly call “gayborhood”). this was a few…
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Ivan | Los Angeles, CA
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Ivan: I have been homeless for two years and even then I still don’t identify as homeless. It’s just this label that’s given by society for scholarship purposes and for the “poor boo-hoo dreamer” purposes. I do have a home. Cali is my home. I can go to San Diego, San…