Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: TLC’s “Waterfalls”
In 1995, Black people made up 49% of the AIDS-related deaths that year. This is insurmountable grief, personal loss and…
PAULA ABDUL
in the late 1980s, paula abdul’s popularity rivaled that of her contemporaries, janet jackson and madonna. paula had gone from…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Pet Shop Boys “Being Boring”
by the late 1970s, homosexuality had been decriminalized in multiple states including iowa, nebraska and wyoming. with the hypervisibility of…
Miguel | Chicago, IL
A few years ago, my brothers were in a really bad car accident. Both of my brothers were driving on…
Songs That Soundtrack the AIDS Epidemic: Ultra Naté’s “Free”
On the cusp of the 25th anniversary of Ultra Naté’s iconic “Free,” originally released in 1997, the single cemented Ultra…
Francix | La Vega, Dominican Republic
At the end of last year, I decided to return home to the Dominican Republic for the first time in…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Whitney’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”
in 1987 the AIDS epidemic was still unfolding. it was still a death sentence. those living with HIV–who were still…
We’re All Libraries Burning: A Virtual Gallery for Visual AIDS
The first time I heard the quote “every time an old person dies, it is as if a library burned…
SUMMERS: a playlist
We love playlists! Gran Varones partnered with Familia Trans & Queer Liberation Movement to create a series of Spotify playlists. Here is…
For the Love of the Goffney Twins
You may remember the story: It was sensational and on the front page of the Philadelphia Daily News. They were…
The Plotwist Podcast
recently, i had the extraordinary opportunity of chatting with daniel coronado, one of the hosts of the plotwist podcast. check…
Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Epidemic: Janet’s “Together Again”
Sweet harp chords flourish as “Together Again” starts, then it picks up momentum with these lyrics “There are times when…