Category: Giving Them Their Roses
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LARRY LEVAN
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there once existed a black queer man who used the art of mixing songs to transform a converted parking garage into an oasis for black, brown and queer folks who were committed to surviving together – on the dance floor. the paradise garage, located on 84 king street in manhattan,…
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LAYLEEN XTRAVAGANZA CUBILETTE-POLANCO
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layleen xtravaganza cubilette-polanco was a fixture in the new york city’s ballroom scene. she was a member of the legendary house of xtravaganza. she was loved by family, friends and community. her sister describes her as the light of any room and the most loving person in the world. layleen’s…
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Happy Juneteenth!
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happy juneteenth! celebrate Black liberation by pouring into Black trans and queer creatives. below are six Black trans and queer creatives who use their platforms to build community. please consider supporting these creatives. DEJÀ BAPTISTE @thedejaspeaks venmo: thedejaspeakscash app: $thedejaspeakspaypal.me/dejabaptiste ABDUL-ALIY MUHAMMAD @mxabdulaliyvenmo: abdul-aliycash app: $dulle LADY DANE FIGUEROA EDIDI @ladydanefevenmo:…
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DOMINIQUE “REM’MIE” FELLS
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her name was Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells. Dominique, a 27 year old Black trans woman, was found murdered on June 9, 2020 in Philadelphia. She organized fashion shows. She was loved by her friends and her mother. Rest in power, Dominique. We speak your name. We shout in rage . We.…
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ALEJANDRA MONOCUCO
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alejandra monocuco, we speak your name. on may 29, 2020, alejandra monocuco, a black trans woman who lived in the santa fe neighborhood of bogotá, colombia, died after being denied necessary treatment from paramedics after they learned that she was HIV positive. on the morning of may 29, alejandra’s roommate…
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BREONNA TAYLOR
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Breonna Taylor was an EMT worker who was murdered by police on March 13th in Louisville, Kentucky. Today, on what would have been her 27th birthday, we speak her name and demand justice for her and her family..You can commemorate her life and help fight to for justice. Here are…
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TONY MCDADE
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tony mcdade. we speak your name. tony mcdade, a black trans man, was murdered by police in tallahassee, florida earlier this week. the media outlets, which have been very few, covering his murder, have mis-gendered him. according to a news report, the murdering officer has been placed on administrative leave.…
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ROXSANA HERNANDEZ
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Roxsana Hernandez was a 33-year old transgender woman from Honduras who came to the United States. She left Honduras because she didn’t feel safe, and threats had been made against her life. After journeying through Guatemala and Mexico, and joining the migrant caravan, she turned herself in at the San…
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JOSE & LUIS XTRAVANGANZA
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in 1990, madonna was arguably the most popular performer on the planet. already known as the queen of reinvention by the time “vogue” was released in the spring of 1990, it was two latinx gay men from new york who would helped to not only make the visual for “vogue”…
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PEPPER LABEIJA
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blessed are those who mother the children the world left alone to mind themselves. blessed are the queens who build a queendom for these children to survive and thrive. pepper labeija was both mother and queen and on this #mothersday weekend, we speak her name. born on november 5, 1948…
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KIYOSHI KUROMIYA
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in the late 1980’s, the only approved hiv treatment medication available was AZT. when it hit the market in 1987, there was hope that it would save the day. that didn’t happen. in fact, the side effects of AZT were brutal and caused many to discontinue use. this meant that…
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NAYOBE
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if you ask the causal freestyle music listener who the “queen of freestyle” is, you may get a few different answers. some will say lisa lisa, or judy torres or maybe even lisette melendez. while those answers are not necessarily wrong, as each of those three women contributed to the genre…