IRIS CHACÓN
camp challenges conventional notions of what is “tasteful” and “beautiful.” some proclaim that camp celebrates the “tacky” by subverting social…
Tag: louie ortiz-fonseca
my first queer club
queer clubs were never places just to dance but sanctuaries for cultural expression and creativity. queer clubs have been spaces…
songs that soundtracked the AIDS crisis: tasmin archer’s “sleeping satellite”
i can still picture us hanging out in his dimly lit room as he sang his heart out to tasmin…
BRENDA K. STARR
the 1980s marked a pivotal era in the rise of latino english-speaking recording pop artists who achieved mainstream success. this…
QUEEN PEN & ME’SHELL NDEGEOCELLO
The history of Hip-Hop collaborations is a tale of unity, innovation, and the creation of musical magic that transcends genres,…
songs that soundtracked the AIDS crisis: sinéad o’connor’s “nothing compares to you”
is she a skinhead or is she not? why is she bald? why is she all about? these were the…
DIANA ROSS
on july 21, 1983, diana ross staged one of the highly significant concert events of the decade. organized by the…
louie on LATV’s “Living Y Ready” Series
Throughout the month of June, LATV has been celebrating Pride Month with their Queer original series, Living Y Ready, a…
TINA TURNER
i dreamed about my mother for the first time in a long time last night. waking from those all-too-real dreams used…
SALT-N-PEPA
On November 28, 1993, The New York Times published journalist Jeffrey Schmalz’s last article, “Whatever Happened to AIDS?,” three weeks…
Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Crisis: LaTour’s “People Are Still Having Sex”
By 1991, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had spent over $7,000,000 on mass media public service announcements…
JACKIE SHANE
the last time jackie shane graced a stage was in toronto, canada in december 1971. after decades of swirling rumors that she had…