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Abraham | Philadelphia, PA

I was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Atlanta city and then to Philadelphia. I was married before, I…
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Posted on: July 7, 2022 Last updated on: July 7, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

OUR BONES GLOW IN THE DARK: THIS SATURDAY IN NEW YORK

Join us Saturday, July 9th for Our Bones Glow in the Dark, the final screening event of BROADCAST. BROADCAST, a…
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Posted on: July 7, 2022 Last updated on: July 7, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Crisis: City High’s “What Would You Do?”

What would you do, if you knew that many of the songs that captivated older millennials and Gen Yers were…
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Posted on: June 30, 2022 Last updated on: June 30, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

UNCANNY ALLIANCE

in the early 1990s, there was no shortage of dance groups from new york garnering national notoriety at both the…
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Posted on: June 30, 2022 Last updated on: June 30, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

For My Mother: “A Day In My Life (Without You)”

I remember the night in the summer of 1991 as I sat on the steps with my two-speaker double cassette…
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Posted on: June 22, 2022 Last updated on: June 22, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
Ten House Tracks From the 90s that Will Lift Your Spirits the way Beyonce’s “Break My Soul” Does

Ten House Tracks From the 90s that Will Lift Your Spirits the way Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” Does

if you are up at this time like i am it is probably because you have been dancing in the…
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Posted on: June 21, 2022 Last updated on: July 30, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

One Book, One Philadelphia: A Library of Us

To celebrate a season of “My Broken Language, join us ONLINE at 5:30PM EST. for a conversation with featured author…
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Posted on: June 14, 2022 Last updated on: June 14, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Gran Varones Retreat 2022

this is legacy work.  when gran varones launched in 2014 in philadelphia, our primary goal was to amplify the stories…
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Posted on: June 14, 2022 Last updated on: June 14, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Playlist: Our Pride Is Still A Vibe: Be Gay, Do Crimes

happy pride month, y’all! be gay, do crimes!  pride is for us to define and redefine. if pride is spending…
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Posted on: June 2, 2022 Last updated on: June 2, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

“LOVING MYSELF” WEBINAR | MAY 16, 2022 @1PM EST

Between May 16-20, the Zero Campaign will unite Latinx LGBTQ+ leaders across the country and Latin America to discuss the…
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Posted on: May 15, 2022 Last updated on: May 15, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

10 Songs Leading the Latin-Freestyle Resurgence

freestyle music has direct ties to the early rise of hip-hop. like hip-hop, the freestyle genre was led by creative…
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Posted on: April 21, 2022 Last updated on: April 23, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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National Transgender HIV Testing Day

Today is National Transgender HIV Testing Day, a day to recognize the importance of routine HIV testing, status awareness, &…
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Posted on: April 18, 2022 Last updated on: June 3, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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