LORENA BORJAS long known as a mother, activist and defender of trans women, sex workers and undocumented LGBTQIA folks, lorena borjas dedicated… Continue reading “LORENA BORJAS”…
My Dear Aunt Blanca blanca was the youngest of all my aunts. people called her sunshine because of her brightly dyed blonde hair. she… Continue reading “My Dear Aunt Blanca”…
WHITNEY HOUSTON whitney houston was a queer icon decades before the term became a marketing ploy. she was one of us before,… Continue reading “WHITNEY HOUSTON”…
You Are My Friend: The Day Patti LaBelle Visited Sylvester disco queen and black queer visionary, sylvester james died on december 16, 1988. two months before his death, one of… Continue reading “You Are My Friend: The Day Patti LaBelle Visited Sylvester”…
The Forty-Nine (A Poem for the Pulse 49) We are all made of stars, astronomers are now sayingPowerful supernova explosionsFrom neighboring galaxiesMade their way into oursAnd became us… Continue reading “The Forty-Nine (A Poem for the Pulse 49)”…
for my mother, on her birthday i don’t have video of my mother laughing. the sound of her laugh exists only now in my mind. every… Continue reading “for my mother, on her birthday”…
throwback: Julio Salgado 1996, somewhere in hollywood, ca with my tio chicho. he was the first gay man i ever met. i never… Continue reading “throwback: Julio Salgado”…
All Of The Promises I Made To Tina On July 3 1981, The New York Times printed an article with the headline “Rare Cancer seen in 41 homosexuals.”… Continue reading “All Of The Promises I Made To Tina”…
Throwback: Xris This picture was taken in June 11, 2003 on my birthday. I just turned 17 and we went to Red… Continue reading “Throwback: Xris”…
My Thank You To Pedro Zamora Pedro Zamora (February 29, 1972 – November 11, 1994), was one of the earliest stars of reality TV. He was… Continue reading “My Thank You To Pedro Zamora”…
Never Dreamed You Leave In Summer: Remembering a Love Named Rob his name was rob. he was 26. i met him in the bronxm4m aol chat room. it was 2005 and… Continue reading “Never Dreamed You Leave In Summer: Remembering a Love Named Rob”…