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Category: Giving Them Their Roses (page 3)

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

TANDI IMAN DUPREE

the most iconic drag performance entrance and possibly one of the, if not, the most influential, did not take place…
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Posted on: December 31, 2020 Last updated on: July 30, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

ADVEVA

1990 was the year house music went mainstream. after creating a massive underground following in chicago, new york and detroit,…
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Posted on: December 11, 2020 Last updated on: July 30, 2022 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

NICO SANTOS

nico santos, best known for his role as mateo, a queer undocumented character in the nbc hit sitcom “superstore,” has…
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Posted on: October 11, 2020 Last updated on: October 11, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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