louie a. ortiz-fonseca

The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: The Hogan Family

the hogan family, originally titled “valerie” before the title character was killed off at the start of its third season…

we love playlists! especially on fridays! we partnered with Familia: Trans & Queer Liberation Movement to create a series of spotify…

this past october marked the 35th anniversary of the release of dionne warrick’s cultural milestone single “that’s what friends are for.”…

my love for jocelyn began on a hot summer night in 1994. my friend oscar and i were on our…

there are some songs from 1990 that i love but seldom listen to because they put me in space of…

almost 10 years into the AIDS epidemic, and only 4 years removed from the first time president reagan uttered the…

the late great and house music pioneer, dj frankie knuckles, once said that house was disco’s revenge. and he wasn’t…

in 1995 i was a at a crossroads. i was an 18 year old high school drop out with a…

there once existed a black queer man who used the art of mixing songs to transform a converted parking garage…

happy pride, y’all! this weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the first pride events throughout the country. june 28, 1970,…

in september 1990, the first queer contingent marched in philadelphia’s 26th annual puerto rican day parade. organized and led by…

oh my sonthey will mock youand try to stop youand block your magicthey will twist your beautybut it is your…