Julian Gavino shares his thoughts on internalized ableism, living in an ableist society and what disability pride means to him. July marks Disability Pride Month. I would venture to say you probably have never heard of it though. Well, to be honest with you, neither had I up until a year ago, and I, myself, […]
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I’ve lived in Nairobi all my life. And right from high school, I always felt like an outcast. Sometimes I hated my femininity especially after I studied in an all-girls’ boarding high school. To them, being queer was always synonymous to disease. I can’t even count the number of times I was summoned by teachers […]
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From Black owned clothing brands to Black owned restaurants, we are creating a digital manuscript of Black owned businesses to support. Beyond the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests, we are creating a guide that we will continue to build on and that we can all refer to, promote and shop from in the future. Shop […]
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Dear Washington, listen up. In the eyes of America, college is a privilege. The problem is that the “privilege” comes with the determinant of our mental and physical health, as well as the constant fear of our finances. As a college student myself, the burden of having to feel financially stable while maintaining a strong […]
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Harmony Week (March 15th – 21st) celebrates multiculturalism and the integration of migrants into the community. Like the name suggests, the day is about respect, inclusiveness and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values. This year, luxury Australian tea brand, T2, are taking a […]
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For Play Out Apparel, diversity and inclusion don’t stop at a size, race, age, ability, gender or sexual identity…they love their kink community with abundance! Play Out was privileged enough to be able to turn to two very skilled, talented friends in the rope bondage community for their Valentine’s Day 2020 campaign. Shot by Liz […]
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Intersex activist and filmmaker Pidgeon Pagonis is incredibly tenacious. The inspiring Chicagoan has been an active voice for the intersex community for the past five years since publicly launching the intersex justice movement #intersexstories on Twitter in 2015. After coming across their work online I was fortunate enough to have met up with last year […]
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A few legendary lady characters created by the infamous film director Quentin Tarantino danced, performed acrobatics, and sang themselves live and loose early July in LA. They were part of an interpretive new cabaret titled TARANTINA. Prior to attending, I had a few questions in my mind, and luckily, TARANTINA’s resident dominatrix, writer and MC […]
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Tucked on the backside of a Highland Park building was an unsuspecting door titled ‘Wild Honey Pie presents Miya Folick’. I crept in quietly, followed the stairs up to the hostess and waited patiently in line as a very sweet woman asked about the safety of parking in the back lot. After the hostess reassured […]
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Answering every foodie’s wildest psychedelic dream, the teams from Dashboard and Disco Dining Club are bringing the world’s first glow-in-the-dark ramen shop, Nakamura.ke Mobile Kitchen to golden ticket holders in Los Angeles in July. Even Willy Wonka would be envious of this mouth-watering optical wonderland. This one-in-a-lifetime mystical experience features the signature Nakamura.ke Mobile Kitchen lumen-ramen experience, […]
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