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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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…
KEVIN AVIANCE
in 1997, my friends and i would all make our way to a local youth drop-in center in philadelphia every…
WAYLAND FLOWERS
in the early 1980’s, a puppet with big drag queen energy served as a trojan horse sneaking comedic skits that…
DOMINIQUE MORGAN
Dominique Morgan (she/her) is a visionary. As executive director of Black & Pink, the largest prison abolitionist organization serving LGBTQ+…
JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ
my love for jocelyn began on a hot summer night in 1994. my friend oscar and i were on our…