LGBTQ
The ‘Icon’-ic roots of LGBTQ street culture
June 23, 2021Thanks to Jamil Icon and other members of the ballroom community, the world is finally getting to know the working-class Black and brown roots of contemporary LGBTQ culture.
Read moreNew ‘Dictionary of the Queer International’ informs, inspires, confounds, puzzles, delights
June 21, 2021The 'Dictionary of the Queer International' is a big open tent where people from every corner of the globe can assemble, mingle, and revel in each other’s myriad ways of self-expression.
Read moreWorking-class Black and brown trans ballroom scene birthed contemporary gay culture
June 16, 2021Without the working-class Black and brown transwomen of decades past, current gay pop culture wouldn't be what it is today.
Read more‘A Lad’s Love’: New CD sings of an era of suppressed homosexuality
June 4, 2021Brian Giebler is the new tenor on the block, announcing himself in his stunning début CD release as the torch-bearer, with a shock of headcurls, for a new generation of homophile British composers.
Read moreAlabama right wing scapegoats LGBTQ people as crisis escalates
May 4, 2021New legislation joins anti-trans efforts across several states, including Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Texas.
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