Tag: HIV/AIDS
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RUDY GALINDO
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As a young queer femboy, I always felt as if I was walking on thin ice; always fearing that my queerness would be too heavy and somehow send me splashing in freezing cold waters. No one explicitly told me to be “careful;” it was just something I learned by the…
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National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Positivo
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on this last day of latinx heritage month and even more importantly, on this national latinx HIV/AIDS awareness day, i am highlighting a campaign i created with a philadelphia community based organization 10 years ago called “positivo.” “positivo” launched in october 2013 and featured various different images, north philadelphia residents…
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songs that soundtracked the AIDS crisis: songs that celebrate coming out and inviting in
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the roots of queer clubs can be traced back to the early 20th century. many of these spaces existed in secrecy, then in the aftermath of the stonewall uprising against police violence in june 1969, queer clubs began to emerge from the shadows. the uprisings served as catalyst for transformation…
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Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Epidemic: Janet’s “Together Again”
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Sweet harp chords flourish as “Together Again” starts, then it picks up momentum with these lyrics “There are times when I look above and beyond, there are times when I feel your love around me baby, I’ll never forget my baby.” Janet Jackson released this single on December 2, 1997,…
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SYLVESTER
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sylvester, believed that god was found on the dance floor. his live performances were a revival and his lyrics were that of anointed sermons, “you are a star. you only happen once.” proclaimed the literal queen of disco during the genre’s peak in the late 1970’s, sylvester set both the…
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WAYLAND FLOWERS
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in the early 1980’s, a puppet with big drag queen energy served as a trojan horse sneaking comedic skits that were both camp and queer as fuck into the homes of america every as recurring act on the nationally syndicated variety show “solid gold.” believed to be inspired by actress…
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House of Love: Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis of the 80’s & 90’s
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this past october marked the 35th anniversary of the release of dionne warrick’s cultural milestone single “that’s what friends are for.” the one-off collaboration with the equally iconic gladys knight, elton john and stevie wonder, “that’s what friends are for” was released as a charity single in 1985 to support AIDS research and prevention. originally released as a very schmaltzy and forgettable…
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An Offering: During A Pandemic
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This is an offering, my offering to you and in giving this offering to you, I enrich myself. I am doing this because, as they say “time is of the essence” and because I come from a lineage that finds spiritual work in the giving of gifts. My mother and…
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MELVIN LINDSEY
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growing up in the 1990’s, there were ballads and then there were slow jams. that distinction mattered in the early 90’s. today, with the advent of streaming, it is a norm to consume multiple genres in just one playlist. but in 1990, that required more work. if you wanted to…
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HECTOR VALLE XTRAVAGANZA
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the year was 1982. new york began the year as one of the most dangerous cities in the united states with a record 637,451 reported felonies by the end of 1981.one year into what is now known as the AIDS epidemic but before the urging of activists during a july…
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José | Durham, NC
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Happy NYHAAD! I know there are days where the oppression feels like glue. Somewhere, somebody, is melting that glue with sex, with substance, with story, because it’s spring during a pandemic, and there is a body here that makes heat when you rub it. I praise science & brujeria. I…
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HYDEIA BROADBENT
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Last august, Hydeia Broadbent celebrated her 35th birthday. this wasn’t just a milestone but a testament to the sheer determination of life and hope. Diagnosed with HIV at three years old, hydria was not expected to survive past age five. And in 1987, years almost a decade before the breakthrough…