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The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: The Golden Girls

before the advent of social media and digital organizing, network television played an integral role in raising awareness about social…
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Posted on: January 12, 2022 Last updated on: January 14, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Remember the RuPaul Show Christmas Special

growing up in the 1980s, tv christmas specials were usually over-the-top variety shows that featured musical numbers and sub-par comedic…
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Posted on: December 18, 2021 Last updated on: December 20, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Emotions”

chyle, some of my favorite childhood memories are when my mother allowed us to skip school so we could go…
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Posted on: August 14, 2021 Last updated on: August 14, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Playlist: Songs That Remind Me of My Aunts

my aunt janet kept her music cassettes on the small round table she kept in her room of the house…
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Posted on: August 13, 2021 Last updated on: August 13, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Safire’s “Thinking of You”

born wilma cosmé in san juan puerto rico and raised in east harlem, safire was one of the first freestyle…
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Posted on: February 14, 2021 Last updated on: February 14, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day”

twenty five years ago this week, mariah carey was atop of the billboard hot 100 with her boyz II men…
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Posted on: January 24, 2021 Last updated on: February 15, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Why “A Diva’s Christmas Carol” Reigns Queer, Holiday Supreme

I’ve always taken some level of comfort in the holiday season. Wrapping gifts, decorating the tree, queuing up the holiday…
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Posted on: December 11, 2020 Last updated on: December 11, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Out of the Box: My Ode To Nicki Minaj

“When you’re young, it’s easy to feel trapped. It’s easy to feel like you’re not understood”  – Nicki Minaj  Like…
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Posted on: December 8, 2020 Last updated on: December 8, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

House of Love: Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic of the 80’s & 90’s

this past october marked the 35th anniversary of the release of dionne warrick’s cultural milestone single “that’s what friends are for.”…
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Posted on: December 1, 2020 Last updated on: November 27, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Immuno-Heavy | Aces Lira

The knots of responsibility weigh on me.Anxiousness creepsfor cuddles,when all I want is peace.You said you understood and I was…
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Posted on: October 16, 2020 Last updated on: December 8, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

The Songs I Loved: En Vogue’s “You Don’t Have To Worry”

there are some songs from 1990 that i love but seldom listen to because they put me in space of…
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Posted on: October 15, 2020 Last updated on: October 15, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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The Songs I Loved: Neneh Cherry’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”

almost 10 years into the AIDS epidemic, and only 4 years removed from the first time president reagan uttered the…
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Posted on: September 1, 2020 Last updated on: September 1, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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