HECTOR XTRAVAGANZA
hector crespo xtravaganza was an original member of the house of xtravaganza when it was founded by the late hector…
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You Are My Friend: The Day Patti LaBelle Visited Sylvester
disco queen and black queer visionary, sylvester james died on december 16, 1988. two months before his death, one of…
Aces |Chicago, IL
How tough can it be to hype up some art, hang up some frames, and celebrate with some comadres from…
HERB RITTS
on august 19, 1989 – 30 freakin’ years ago – madonna’s “cherish” made its debut on billboard’s hot 100. released as the…
GWEN GUTHRIE
dubbed the queen of paradise garage, the notable and beloved new york night clubs of the 1980’s, gwen guthrie entered…
What A Time To Be Alive…With HIV
Growing up, Little Shop of Horrors was my favorite musical and still is a contender for the greatest of all time. I…
JESSE TORRES
the telling of our history can sometimes confine people to one of two categories: those who made history and those…
That Time A Sitcom Beautifully Handled HIV Disclosure
tv shows have an unbalanced history with HIV storylines. while some shows have failed completely, others like “pose” have succeeded…
CONSUELA COSMETIC
in 1996, the FDA approved the first HIV antiretrorivals, deaths caused by HIV declined for the first time since the…
SYLVESTER
“i get this conformist shit from queens all the time. they always want to read me. they always want me…
Forgotten AIDS Episode of Forgotten 80’s Sitcom
in the fall of 1989, i was a 12 year-old fem as fuck youth who hungered for any queer representation…
All Of The Promises I Made To Tina
On July 3 1981, The New York Times printed an article with the headline “Rare Cancer seen in 41 homosexuals.”…