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