The Songs I Loved: Queen Latifah’s “Come Into My House” “welcome into my queendom, come one, come all…,” the opening line of the first verse of queen latifah’s 1990 hip-hop/house… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Queen Latifah’s “Come Into My House””…
ROXSANA HERNANDEZ Roxsana Hernandez was a 33-year old transgender woman from Honduras who came to the United States. She left Honduras because… Continue reading “ROXSANA HERNANDEZ”…
Pablo | San Francisco, CA I come from a small town in Guatemala. I come from a small town that is close to the sun.… Continue reading “Pablo | San Francisco, CA”…
An Offering: During A Pandemic This is an offering, my offering to you and in giving this offering to you, I enrich myself. I am… Continue reading “An Offering: During A Pandemic”…
JOSE & LUIS XTRAVANGANZA in 1990, madonna was arguably the most popular performer on the planet. already known as the queen of reinvention by… Continue reading “JOSE & LUIS XTRAVANGANZA”…
Throwback Thursday: Landing in Orlando july 29, 2016:angel said “there are rainbows everywhere.” i looked around and saw that we were in fact surrounded by… Continue reading “Throwback Thursday: Landing in Orlando”…
The Songs I Loved: Wilson Phillips “Impulsive” my LOVED mother’s day. birthdays and holidays came and went without much notice but mother’s day was her day to… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Wilson Phillips “Impulsive””…
PEPPER LABEIJA blessed are those who mother the children the world left alone to mind themselves. blessed are the queens who build… Continue reading “PEPPER LABEIJA”…
David | Chicago, IL I grew up in the North, Northwest side of Chicago. I’ve moved around most of my life. Sadly, in most… Continue reading “David | Chicago, IL”…
The Songs I Loved: Sarah McLachlan’s “Adia” in 1998, my relationship with my younger brother nicholas was strained. we were so young (me 21 and he 18… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Sarah McLachlan’s “Adia””…
KIYOSHI KUROMIYA in the late 1980’s, the only approved hiv treatment medication available was AZT. when it hit the market in 1987,… Continue reading “KIYOSHI KUROMIYA”…
Gabriel | New York, NY I have not taken the subway since the lockdown a few weeks ago and my bike has been my only… Continue reading “Gabriel | New York, NY”…