What to Call Your Non-Binary Partner: Hint, Everyone is Unique
As a queer non-binary person, I am still figuring out my identity. One day I may feel confident enough to express how I feel openly, I might feel brave to speak out about my gender identity or how I want to be addressed, but then the next day that feeling can all just disappear. I […]
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Stonewall Protests Celebrate One Year Anniversary of Fighting for Black Lives
To mark the one-year anniversary of the founding of Black queer and Black trans activist group Stonewall Protests, the community came out on June 17 to celebrate the milestone with the Stonewall family. The Stonewall Protests are the “direct response to the uprising of the Black Lives Matter Movement. We are a community of Black […]
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Weed and Psychosis: The Brain-Melting Effect on My Bipolar Brain
Writer Jasmine Ledesma explores the connection between weed and psychosis on her brain, as someone who has been diagnosed with bipolar. I was floating, gloating. As I waited for the train to pummel my way, my black shadow hung over the bench as I stood facing the wrong direction. I was stoned. A couple of […]
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Things We Love: This Line of Gay Pornography Shirts by Artist Ori Paul Levi
In celebration of queerness and self-expression, artist Ori Paul Levi has released a series of t-shirts inspired by vintage gay pornography.
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Rigel Gemini’s Experimental Vid ‘Planet Yes’ is Wild With Freedom of Expression
In the futuristic, spacey, dragtastic music video for “Planet Yes”, Rigel Gemini and Atlanta drag queens deliver full-on artistry.
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Prado is the Queer Indigenous Rapper Revitalizing the Game
At only 22 years old, Prado, the Vancouver native has already amassed quite a dedicated core of fans and hoards of attention.
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What Does Juneteenth Mean? Exploring the Facts and History of a Landmark Day
Juneteenth, a combination of “June” and “nineteenth,” is the oldest national celebration of the end of slavery in the United States
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5 Black Social Activists to Celebrate on Juneteenth
Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, and Marsha P. Johnson. What do these names all have in common? They were the Black social activists responsible for promoting equality for African-Americans, Black South Africans, and the LGBTQIA+ community respectively. But do you know names like Cece McDonald, Nupol Kiazolu, or Janaya Khan? They are just a few of […]
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Phoenix Rise: A Journey of Unleashing the Wild Woman
Phoenix Rise is a self-produced visual storytelling narrative from bespoke slow fashion designer and costumier, Jessica Rowell, in collaboration with artist and blues musician, Madame Flame, that expresses a journey in becoming. “Drawing upon archetypal symbolism and teachings of the warrior, the sage, and the wild woman, a story is woven into a tale of […]
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Artist LEADR Lets Asian American, Queer Communities Know They Are Not Alone
LEADR employs dramatic visuals, powerful poetry, and soul-piercing vocals to captivate and inspire, sparking the fire in each of us.
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