Femme, gay teen podcaster Riley Weaver has made it to junior year, which means he can finally apply for membership into the Gaybutante Society, the LGBTQ+ organization that has launched dozens of queer teens’ careers in pop culture, arts, and activism. The process to get into the Society ...
In 1988, the Oregon LGBTQ+ community met a foe that would provide the impetus for the next decade of activism. The Oregon Citizens Alliance (OCA), a conservative Christian group, sponsored Measure 8, which ultimately succeeded in repealing Gov. Goldschmidt’s executive order prohibiting the ...
the search for love, and a longing for escape. And like his fellow gay filmmakers who’d artistically come of age in a world of AIDS-related affliction and activism, Haynes’ style of storytelling was confrontational, somewhat confessional, and unabashedly queer, whether he was flirting with gen...
With these shifts, some anxiety has arisen among the denizens of LGBTQ+ neighborhoods about the perceived demise of the incidental physical importance of these spaces, which may have interrupted the continuity among LGBTQ+ generational cohorts and accentuated the disconnects between various groups und...
December 5, 2024 esteemfeedback Comments Off on Kaila Adia Story, Your Sister in The Name of Activism PrideIndex had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Kaila Adia Story via email; the author and educator discussed the importance of activism, her personal influences, and her upcoming book, “The...
A story of idealism, activism, and systemic corruption, centered on a naïve young woman’s quest for agency in a world ravaged by climate change. Willa Marks has spent her whole life choosing hope. She chooses hope over her parents’ paranoid conspiracy theories, over her dead-end job, ...
I think our first Pride was in 1988 or 89. AIDS was still ravaging the community, mysteriously sickening and killing gay men. Lesbian organizations were crumbling all over the place because many women were putting our time into AIDS support or activism. Bisexual and transgender people and issues...
Knighted in 1991 for his services to the performing arts, Sir Ian McKellen's impact goes beyond his remarkable acting prowess. His tireless activism and ground-breaking roles have made him an enduring symbol of resilience and creativity in the face of adversity. George Michael Age: 61 George ...
staunch activism, a burgeoning modern arts scene, and growing acceptance of eccentricity. It lured LGBT individuals from near and far to express themselves in the Big Apple, establishing many of the gayborhoods we know and love today, from the West Village to the East Village to Chelsea and ...
Oklahoma lawmakers and luminaries have been full of anti-LGBTQ+ hate for decades, a good portion of it driven by religion. Christian singer Anita Bryant, known for hawking orange juiceand anti-gay activism, hails from my home state. Former state Rep. Sally Kern made national headlines in 2008...