Author: louie
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TIFFANY MARRERO
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oh tiffany, i have no words. just immense gratitude to have known you, shared space with you and worked in partnership with you. may we all be able to change the world for people living with HIV as you did. i love you so. rest well. Tiffany MarreroOctober 14, 1991…
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JACKIE SHANE
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the last time jackie shane graced a stage was in toronto, canada in december 1971. after decades of swirling rumors that she had been murdered, miss shane reemerge in late 2017 with her grammy nominated “any other way”, a comprehensive double album of her musical catalog. jackie shane’s story began on may 15, 1940 in nashville, tennessee.…
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Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis: Jody Watley’s “When A Man Loves A Woman”
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in november 1993, pop music architect jody watley released her fourth solo album “intimacy.” a departure from the r&b/dance oriented sound that was prominent on her previous albums, “intimacy” was a boundary-defying body of work that in some ways predated the neo-soul movement that would take hold a few years…
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Transphobia Is A Sin 2023
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Today is the 5th annual #TransphobiaIsASincampaign. As we witness the continued attack on trans people, Join @theblacktransprayerbook in reminding the world of trans people’s right to thrive. “I am here to remind everyone that Trans People Are Divine. before colonization, before white supremacy we existed, and we will continue to exist long after…
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GANGSTA BOO
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My mother was the first person to teach me about female rap. It was through album and radio plays, and constant repeats, of several women femcees that enchanted me. The first artist on the syllabus was Southern female rap innovator Gangsta Boo, also known as Lola Chantrelle Mitchell. Gangsta Boo,…
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For Christopher
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christopher collins left this world in 2017. he was my first love and for years, my only love. he was an integral part of HIV prevention youth program development in philadelphia. we met in the mid-1990s. we were part of a group of black & brown queer & trans youth…
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It’s Plenty: Songs That Got Us Through 2022
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ya know we love a good playlist! and what better time to drop a new one than now. curated by GV Fellows and colored people’s time podcast, “it’s plenty” is a roundup of our fave songs of 2022 along with tunes that got us through this damn year that was 2022.
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Francix | Grand Rapids, MI
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I’m a Black Gay Dominican that moved to the USA in 2017. Latinx Heritage Month allows us to remember what our ancestors did so that we can thrive today. So many good customs from Latin America and the Caribbean have transcended borders and continents. For me, celebrating this month means…
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Divas to the Dancefloor Please: Five Femme queen Vogues Icons
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Femme Queen Performance has been an important factor and foundation of Ballroom Culture since it began, a category reserved for Trans Women. Here are five Femme Queen Vogue icons that not only dominated the category but continue to influence an entirely new generation femme queen vogue performers. Icon Janese Zion…
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In Gratitude for My Aunt Carmen
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growing up, i never believed adults were god. i was always curious about their ways and their secret jokes like what “NEWPORT” really meant. i knew they were flawed beyond belief. i had my own lived experience to rely on as scientific data. but one of the things that made…
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We Speak Their Names
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may we all find the safety that we deserve. may we hold each other closer. and may we all continue to protect each other. we mourn and rage those lost, injured, and impacted by the attack at club q, the beloved lgbtq club in colorado springs. we speak the names…
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The Government Has Blood On Its Hands
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“the government has blood on its hands. one AIDS death every half hour” poster created by the art collective gran fury in 1988 remains relevant. over 300 anti-trans and anti-lgbtq bills, with more than half targeting transgender people, have been proposed in 2022. violence by the state fuels the hate…