philadelphia

Lady LaBelle | Philadelphia, PA

my name is julio mangual aka lady labelle, my stage name. i was born in mayagüez, puerto rico. i’m one…

Being the baby of the family, it’s good. I mean, you really can’t complain, because you get to learn from…

I grew up around here. This is my hood! They know me. I used to sit on those steps and…

jessica (mom): i was just starting my day at my new job. it was right after my brother died and…

When I lived in Wisconsin, I was just a “nobody.” When I moved down here after my dad got locked…

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

GV: Do you remember your first Latin night at a gay club? Efrain: It was also at Woody’s of course.…

Horacio: Long story short, the quarantine made our March 21st date impossible so the day that the stay at home…