National Coming Out Day: Miguel Andrade
So one thing I’ve learned is that often times you never really stop coming out, but it gets a bit…
Giving Them Their Roses: A’LISA B
In 1983, Black pop/dance artist Shannon released the iconic “Let The Music Play.” It was a watershed moment in popular…
The Songs I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Looking In”
On October 3, 1995, Mariah Carey released her fifth studio album “Daydream.” The album is most remembered for it’s three…
Throwback Thursday: Rolando “RJay” Aguirre
Queer! Faggit! Sissy! Punk! and the words kept coming. It was February of 2000 as I stormed the outside corridors…
2021 Gran Varones Fellows
For the past seven years, Gran Varones has grown from a local initiative in Philadelphia to a national and award-winning…
Andrew | Philadelphia, PA
Being the baby of the family, it’s good. I mean, you really can’t complain, because you get to learn from…
Songs That I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Emotions”
chyle, some of my favorite childhood memories are when my mother allowed us to skip school so we could go…
Playlist: Songs That Remind Me of My Aunts
my aunt janet kept her music cassettes on the small round table she kept in her room of the house…
MJ RODRIGUEZ
the category is celebration and the winner is the incomparable miss mj rodriguez. on june 3, 2018 “pose” premiered on…
Playlist: The Iconic Experience
It’s Friday and we love playlist! Curated by Philly’s own Icon Ebony Fierce, “The Iconic Experience” is inspired by the…
GEORGE MICHAEL
to be a global pop star who was gay but not out during the height of the AIDS epidemic meant…
The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: “Brothers” 1985
before the advent of social media and digital organizing, network television played an integral role in raising awareness about social…