My Mormon Journey
One Wednesday night in late summer 1994, I snuck out the house with my friend Hopey and drove my mother’s…
My Ode to Ultra Naté’s “Situation: Critical”
Sometimes we are late to the BBQ right? Well in the case of Ultra Naté (pronounced Na-Tay), I didn’t arrive…
EMILE GRIFFITH
Emile Griffith was the epitome of a reluctant boxing superstar. After moving to New York from the Virgin Islands in…
Eduardo | Napa, CA
Growing up, you know, being undocumented and being gay, were like two things that I was like, deep in the…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Safire’s “Thinking of You”
born wilma cosmé in san juan puerto rico and raised in east harlem, safire was one of the first freestyle…
KEVIN AVIANCE
in 1997, my friends and i would all make our way to a local youth drop-in center in philadelphia every…
INN3RG: a playlist
we love playlists! we partnered with @familiatqlm to create a series of spotify playlists. here is the third of four playlists. “inn3rg”…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day”
twenty five years ago this week, mariah carey was atop of the billboard hot 100 with her boyz II men…
TANDI IMAN DUPREE
the most iconic drag performance entrance and possibly one of the, if not, the most influential, did not take place…
Sergio | Los Angeles, CA
i came out to my friends first. they were like, “oh, really? okay. that’s, that’s all right.” and then to…
Why “A Diva’s Christmas Carol” Reigns Queer, Holiday Supreme
I’ve always taken some level of comfort in the holiday season. Wrapping gifts, decorating the tree, queuing up the holiday…
ADVEVA
1990 was the year house music went mainstream. after creating a massive underground following in chicago, new york and detroit,…