LADY CATIRIA
Catiria Reyes, widely known as Lady Catiria, was a Puerto Rican trans woman born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Like many…
Category: Giving Them Their Roses
Earvin Magic Johnson
1991 marked a decade of what it is now regarded as the AIDS crisis. the hope that emerged after the…
2021 Gran Varones Fellows
For the past seven years, Gran Varones has grown from a local initiative in Philadelphia to a national and award-winning…
MJ RODRIGUEZ
the category is celebration and the winner is the incomparable miss mj rodriguez. on june 3, 2018 “pose” premiered on…
GEORGE MICHAEL
to be a global pop star who was gay but not out during the height of the AIDS epidemic meant…
TONY VIRAMONTES
years before i knew who tony viramontes was, i knew of his art. sometime in 1986, three years before i…
MARCO CASTRO-BOJORQUEZ
often times when historians speak of those who were on the front lines of AIDS advocacy, it is framed in…
DONNA SUMMER
donna summer. the mere mention of her name evokes visions, feelings, and sounds of heaven on the dance floor. dubbed…
ZELMA DAVIS
zelma davis should be a household name! as the principal vocalist of the über successful 1990s dance group c+c music…
PAULA ABDUL
in the late 1980s, paula abdul’s popularity rivaled that of her contemporaries, janet jackson and madonna. paula had gone from…
SYLVESTER
sylvester, believed that god was found on the dance floor. his live performances were a revival and his lyrics were…
EMILE GRIFFITH
Emile Griffith was the epitome of a reluctant boxing superstar. After moving to New York from the Virgin Islands in…