DIONNE WARWICK 2025 will mark the 40th anniversary of Dionne Warwick’s cultural milestone single, “That’s What Friends Are For.” The one-off single,… Continue reading “DIONNE WARWICK”…
JESÚS OCIEL BAENA SAUCEDO Jesús Ociel Baena Saucedo was a significant figure in Mexican LGBTQ+ politics, known for their pioneering role and activism in… Continue reading “JESÚS OCIEL BAENA SAUCEDO”…
RUDY GALINDO As a young queer femboy, I always felt as if I was walking on thin ice; always fearing that my… Continue reading “RUDY GALINDO”…
IRIS CHACÓN camp challenges conventional notions of what is “tasteful” and “beautiful.” some proclaim that camp celebrates the “tacky” by subverting social… Continue reading “IRIS CHACÓN”…
BRENDA K. STARR the 1980s marked a pivotal era in the rise of latino english-speaking recording pop artists who achieved mainstream success. this… Continue reading “BRENDA K. STARR”…
QUEEN PEN & ME’SHELL NDEGEOCELLO The history of Hip-Hop collaborations is a tale of unity, innovation, and the creation of musical magic that transcends genres,… Continue reading “QUEEN PEN & ME’SHELL NDEGEOCELLO”…
DIANA ROSS on july 21, 1983, diana ross staged one of the highly significant concert events of the decade. organized by the… Continue reading “DIANA ROSS”…
TINA TURNER i dreamed about my mother for the first time in a long time last night. waking from those all-too-real dreams used… Continue reading “TINA TURNER”…
SALT-N-PEPA On November 28, 1993, The New York Times published journalist Jeffrey Schmalz’s last article, “Whatever Happened to AIDS?,” three weeks… Continue reading “SALT-N-PEPA”…
JACKIE SHANE the last time jackie shane graced a stage was in toronto, canada in december 1971. after decades of swirling rumors that she had… Continue reading “JACKIE SHANE”…
GANGSTA BOO My mother was the first person to teach me about female rap. It was through album and radio plays, and… Continue reading “GANGSTA BOO”…
We Speak Their Names may we all find the safety that we deserve. may we hold each other closer. and may we all continue… Continue reading “We Speak Their Names”…