RAYCEEN PENDARVIS pioneering and creating history is never easy. it is often only celebrated when revisited decades later and/or in remembrance of… Continue reading “RAYCEEN PENDARVIS”…
HECTOR XTRAVAGANZA hector crespo xtravaganza was an original member of the house of xtravaganza when it was founded by the late hector… Continue reading “HECTOR XTRAVAGANZA”…
NIZAH MORRIS nizah was an absolute light and for the past 17 years, philadelphia queer and trans activists have worked to keep… Continue reading “NIZAH MORRIS”…
ANGEL MELENDEZ in the late 1980’s and well into the mid-90’s, new york’s night life was dominated by misfits who were dubbed… Continue reading “ANGEL MELENDEZ”…
RAMON NOVARRO known as the “latin lover” (yeah, hollywood’s been using that trope even before talking movies) that made hearts of women… Continue reading “RAMON NOVARRO”…
HERB RITTS on august 19, 1989 – 30 freakin’ years ago – madonna’s “cherish” made its debut on billboard’s hot 100. released as the… Continue reading “HERB RITTS”…
The Quick & Living History Of How The Philly Pride Flag Came To Be on june 8, 2016, after making national news for the pervasive anti-blackness in the gayborhood, philadelphia unveiled their new official… Continue reading “The Quick & Living History Of How The Philly Pride Flag Came To Be”…
The Night The Gays Set San Francisco On Fire may 21st will mark the 40th anniversary of the white night riots that took place in san francisco in 1979… Continue reading “The Night The Gays Set San Francisco On Fire”…
JERMAINE STEWART born on september 7, 1957, in columbia, ohio, jermaine, who was already a budding entertainer, got his first taste of… Continue reading “JERMAINE STEWART”…
CONSUELA COSMETIC in 1996, the FDA approved the first HIV antiretrorivals, deaths caused by HIV declined for the first time since the… Continue reading “CONSUELA COSMETIC”…
DANITRA VANCE today we honor and celebrate the legacy of danitra vance, who was a highly regarded stage actress and comedian and… Continue reading “DANITRA VANCE”…
MARCELINO SÁNCHEZ there are many who walked this earth and cracked open the universe just enough for their energy to linger and… Continue reading “MARCELINO SÁNCHEZ”…