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A Love Poem by Ryan West

Why does it feel so real? That it feels like I’m juiced up with my favoritefantasy. I wish my ancestors…
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Posted on: February 14, 2022 Last updated on: April 18, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson: A Deep Appreciation Of

i met robert on the very first day of school of the seventh grade in september 1989. i knew as soon…
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Posted on: February 14, 2022 Last updated on: February 14, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
in the summer of 1988, i had a friend named jacqueline who lived next door from us. she was a…
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Posted on: February 13, 2022 Last updated on: February 13, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

CAUSHUN

“Would there ever be a place for black gay/queer/SGL in hip hop?”, a question I asked myself in my youth.…
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Posted on: February 10, 2022 Last updated on: February 10, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Lady LaBelle | Philadelphia, PA

my name is julio mangual aka lady labelle, my stage name. i was born in mayagüez, puerto rico. i’m one…
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Posted on: February 10, 2022 Last updated on: February 10, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Gran Varones’ Armonté Butler Featured On This Year’s Honor 41 List

BLACK QUEER HISTORY NOW! We cannot express how proud we are of our very own Armonté Butler. His work with…
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Posted on: February 10, 2022 Last updated on: February 10, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

OAKTOWN’S 357

oaktown’s 357 were one of hip-hop’s most exciting groups of the early 1990s. heir combination of catchy rhymes, dope fashions,…
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Posted on: February 7, 2022 Last updated on: February 7, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Felix | North Carolina

My name is Felix Araujo-Perez, like “Felix The Cat” but I am more like María Félix, the Mexican film actress.…
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Posted on: February 6, 2022 Last updated on: February 7, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Black History All Year Long.

Blackness and our histories can’t be placed neatly into the confines of time. We envelope the universe, because our magic…
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Posted on: February 1, 2022 Last updated on: February 1, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

LIZ TORRES

one of the first chicago house music singers to garner national notoriety in the mid-80s, especially in gay clubs, liz…
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Posted on: January 31, 2022 Last updated on: February 1, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

#TransphobiaIsASin

For the past four years, we have proudly participated in #TransphobiaIsASin, a social media campaign. Below is more information about…
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Posted on: January 16, 2022 Last updated on: April 18, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: The Golden Girls

before the advent of social media and digital organizing, network television played an integral role in raising awareness about social…
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Posted on: January 12, 2022 Last updated on: January 14, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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