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Ten Thousand Steps to the Time of Your Life: Our Fave Songs of 2024
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The title, inspired by a lyric from Beyoncé’s transcendent track “II HANDS II HEAVEN”, encapsulates this moment and where we’re headed. It’s a sonic journey of our favorite songs of 2024—a mix of beats, vibes, and lyrics that define our year and kept us moving forward. Step into the rhythm,…
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Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis: Spice Girls “2 Become 1”
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In 1996, Frank Mendez was one of the most visible people living with HIV in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas along the US-Mexico border. At a time when the drag community had been impacted heavily by losses to AIDS, Frank was out about his HIV status both in…
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Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam’s “I Wonder If I Take You Home”
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Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam emerged in the summer of 1985, during the height of the Reagan era, as one of the first Latin freestyle groups to achieve significant crossover and commercial success. Their debut single, “I Wonder If I Take You Home,” not only exemplified the burgeoning freestyle genre—a…
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Puerto Rico Been Black: Bomba 101
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When you hear an instrument speaking to you, listen closely. I visited Puerto Rico earlier this year to inhale and exhale but spent most of my time listening and learning the Black rhythms of the island. I attended live performances, two nights in a row, that included Black Puerto Rican…
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National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: An HIV/AIDS Awareness Poster Gallery
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the impact of HIV/AIDS on gay men remains one of the most significant health and social crises in modern history. national gay men’s HIV/AIDS awareness day serves as a crucial reminder of the devastation and impact of the crisis among gay men and a celebration of the resilience of a…
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Songs That Soundtrack the AIDS Crisis: Rihanna’s “Sex With Me”
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It is the year of our Beyoncé 2024, and folks got on her internet to deride people for taking PrEP, by admonishing them to just “not have sex with people who have hiv.” This began a few days ago when X account @ FemK_Ultra wrote that “Realizing sex doesnt have…
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10 Songs by LGBTQ+ Artists to Add to Your Playlists
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As Pride Month winds down and all of the corporate rainbow “support” goes into hibernation, here are 9 songs by LGBTQ+ artists to add to your playlists to jam to for the rest of the year. This multi-genre list a celebration of the growing visibility and reach of LGBTQ+ artists.…
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Water From The Moon (a Poem for My Mother)
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now imagine this.me – a moon chaser running across the sky stealing blue-white streaks to travel years of light. imagine if i traveled to the moonto gather a liter of its water to cleanse your auraand fill the creek that many have stolen a drink from. imagine if i strike myself against the universe and break open…
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Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis: Starship’s “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”
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My memories are a sacred place. Some may say I am addicted to nostalgia, and maybe, on some level, I am. But aren’t most people? My visitations to yesteryear are not rooted in the longing to relive the past but rather a way for me to time travel and have…
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RAHSAAN PATTERSON: in celebration of
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In 1984, one of my favorite songs was Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out For A Hero.” I was just eight years old, but I fuckin’ LOVED the drama of the anthemic song. I would lip-sync this song when no one was around. I knew adults didn’t think it was “ok” for…
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No Pride In Genocide!
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Since October 7, 2023, there has been a propaganda campaign to portray Palestine and its residents as a danger to Queer people. Juxtaposed against a rosy image of Israel as a supposed LGBTQIA+ haven. The horrifying image of an IDF soldier holding a pride flag during the middle of a…
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Our Pride Is A Vibe: This Playlist Will Live Forever
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This playlist of music mostly of Queer identified artists, is for us. For the student organizers. For the dancing queens. For the freedom fighters . This playlist is for our rage. For our joy. For our how and the worlds we build. This playlist will live forever. We will live…