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(A very surprised) Sir Elton John awarded The National Humanities Medal for all his work in the fight against AIDS
After Elton John performed live on the White House South Lawn in “A Night When Hope and History Rhyme” concert he was presented with the National Humanities Medal by President and Dr. Biden. It was awarded in recognition of all the phenomenal work he has spearheaded in the fight against AIDS. A very…
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A Billion Times I Love You : a queer love story
Founded in 2004, the Liverpool UK-based HOMOTOPIA Festival is now the UK’s longest-running LGBTQIA arts and culture festival. It’s art an and social justice organization that is making a significant cultural impact through both art and activism. Every October/November the Homotopia Festival presents a variety of LGBTQIA art across multiple venues and outdoor spaces in the…
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PAWS N’ EFFECT: Unleash the power of a dog’s unconditional love for people with HIV+
TPAN was founded in 1987 as the Test Positive Aware Network during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It was a place for HIV-positive people to share vital information and find peer-support, in a time when fear, misinformation, and rampant discrimination in the healthcare system contributed to countless lives lost. To address a painful…
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MAPPING GENDER : a multisensory exhibition of dance & image @The Place, London
Maps carve borders through landscapes. Clothes are maps for the body. Both are arbitrary constructs, omnipresent in our society, and have a real impact on people. Mapping Gender is a multisensory exhibition of dance, image, scent, sound and research. It’s an invitation to explore the parallels between cartography and historical clothing through a lens of…
