Tag: philadelphia
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my first queer club
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queer clubs were never places just to dance but sanctuaries for cultural expression and creativity. queer clubs have been spaces for escape, an environment where we could embrace our identities without fear, and before the advent of social media, queer clubs provided a physical gathering point to meet, connect, and…
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Naiymah Sanchez | Philadelphia, PA
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You know, just growing up and in that era of grandparents taking care of the grandkids, and the parent, you know, engaged in the street life. I’m talking about the ’90s, and the early 2000s. I had an amazing childhood. But then I had a troubling transition teen years because…
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Lady LaBelle | Philadelphia, PA
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my name is julio mangual aka lady labelle, my stage name. i was born in mayagüez, puerto rico. i’m one of the old girls that’s still alive from north philadelphia. because growing up in north philly, being a gay male, back then you couldn’t walk around being gay without getting…
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Andrew | Philadelphia, PA
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Being the baby of the family, it’s good. I mean, you really can’t complain, because you get to learn from your older siblings’ mistakes, and they teach you along the way. You struggle sometimes just because everybody expects that you do the best. There is a higher expectation for you.…
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Jomar | Philadelphia, PA
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I grew up around here. This is my hood! They know me. I used to sit on those steps and chill. Everyone knows me and knows that I chill. I miss my hood and I miss all my friends. I have seen some of my friends on Gran Varones. I’m…
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National Coming Out Day: Jessica & Jaydon | Philadelphia, PA
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jessica (mom): i was just starting my day at my new job. it was right after my brother died and just as my boyfriend was recovering from surgery. so, i had just dropped jaydon off for school and when i am work, i take off my mom hat, my daughter…
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Robert | Philadelphia PA
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When I lived in Wisconsin, I was just a “nobody.” When I moved down here after my dad got locked up, I became the heart of the family. Ya know, I keep my mom going, I keep my brothers and sisters together, I keep my nephews going and everybody sees…
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Puerto Rican Day Parade 1990
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in september 1990, the first queer contingent marched in philadelphia’s 26th annual puerto rican day parade. organized and led by primarily latinx gay men, particularly puerto rican gay men living with AIDS, the collective marched holding signs and posters calling out the puerto rican government’s slow response to the epidemic.…
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Efrain | Philadelphia, PA
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GV: Do you remember your first Latin night at a gay club? Efrain: It was also at Woody’s of course. It was cool because I would hear the same music that my aunt played in the kitchen. All my friends were black and weren’t interested in going. So I jumped…
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Horacio x Eddie | Philadelphia, PA
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Horacio: Long story short, the quarantine made our March 21st date impossible so the day that the stay at home order was enacted in Philly (March 17th) we got a call from the chapel offering to sign our marriage license that day so it wouldn’t expire. We like to think…