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Category: Giving Them Their Roses (page 2)

GEORGE MICHAEL

to be a global pop star who was gay but not out during the height of the AIDS epidemic meant…
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Posted on: June 25, 2021 Last updated on: June 25, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

TONY VIRAMONTES

years before i knew who tony viramontes was, i knew of his art. sometime in 1986, three years before i…
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Posted on: June 7, 2021 Last updated on: June 7, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

MARCO CASTRO-BOJORQUEZ

often times when historians speak of those who were on the front lines of AIDS advocacy, it is framed in…
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Posted on: June 5, 2021 Last updated on: June 7, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

DONNA SUMMER

donna summer. the mere mention of her name evokes visions, feelings, and sounds of heaven on the dance floor. dubbed…
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Posted on: May 18, 2021 Last updated on: May 18, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

ZELMA DAVIS

zelma davis should be a household name! as the principal vocalist of the über successful 1990s dance group c+c music…
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Posted on: May 17, 2021 Last updated on: May 17, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

PAULA ABDUL

in the late 1980s, paula abdul’s popularity rivaled that of her contemporaries, janet jackson and madonna. paula had gone from…
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Posted on: April 19, 2021 Last updated on: April 19, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

SYLVESTER

sylvester, believed that god was found on the dance floor. his live performances were a revival and his lyrics were…
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Posted on: February 24, 2021 Last updated on: February 24, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

EMILE GRIFFITH

Emile Griffith was the epitome of a reluctant boxing superstar. After moving to New York from the Virgin Islands in…
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Posted on: February 17, 2021 Last updated on: February 17, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

KEVIN AVIANCE

in 1997, my friends and i would all make our way to a local youth drop-in center in philadelphia every…
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Posted on: February 13, 2021 Last updated on: February 13, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

WAYLAND FLOWERS

in the early 1980’s, a puppet with big drag queen energy served as a trojan horse sneaking comedic skits that…
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Posted on: December 8, 2020 Last updated on: December 8, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

DOMINIQUE MORGAN

Dominique Morgan (she/her) is a visionary. As executive director of Black & Pink, the largest prison abolitionist organization serving LGBTQ+…
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Posted on: November 27, 2020 Last updated on: November 27, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ

my love for jocelyn began on a hot summer night in 1994. my friend oscar and i were on our…
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Posted on: October 31, 2020 Last updated on: October 31, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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