Author: louie
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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…
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Naiymah Sanchez | Philadelphia, PA
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You know, just growing up and in that era of grandparents taking care of the grandkids, and the parent, you know, engaged in the street life. I’m talking about the ’90s, and the early 2000s. I had an amazing childhood. But then I had a troubling transition teen years because…
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Take The US Trans Survey 2022!
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Our stories hold our truths. Share your experiences in the US Trans Survey so that our community is seen, heard, and honored: ustranssurvey.org The US Trans Survey — live October 19 — November 21, 2022 — is conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality, the nation’s leading social justice…
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When A Menudo Concert Paused Was in El Salvador
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When I pressed play on Menudo: Forever Young on HBO Max , the new docu-series on the iconic Puerto Rican boy band, I didn’t expect to learn something about El Salvador’s history. I was a little too young for Menudo, but for my big sister and others like her who…
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National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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To me, National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day means a day to bring some light to the darkness that has been overshadowing our Latinx community for decades. A day where you can have some cafecito y chisme in the morning or afternoon with your comai or compai, and with your familia…
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Still Special: 25 Years of “The Velvet Rope”
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One could talk for hours about the cultural significance of an album like The Velvet Rope: the way its composition and construction provide a direct throughline to the songs and albums soundtracking our current times or how Its accompanying visuals amplify the project’s various moods and tones. There’s a weight to…