politics
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Angela Davis OUTSPOKEN
Angela Davis the black lesbian radical scholar who went from political prisoner to revolutionary icon, to public intellectual is being celebrated in a brand new exhibition opening in San Francisco’s GLBT History Museum soon. Curated by collector Lisbet Tellefsen and historian Amy Sueyoshi the Exhibit considers some of the roles Davis has played in the American…
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The AIDS Memorial Project is something we should all know about
Having been sent this photo of artist Zach Grear wearing the T-Shirt he designed to raise much-need funds for Housing Works Project that fights homelessness and AIDS In NY, prompted queerguru to check out The Aids Memorial Project too. Their Instagram account is a forum for powerful and moving tributes to some of the remarkable man…
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Are gayborhoods being ruined by gentrification ?
Is the gentrification of gay neighborhoods a bad thing, and if so what do we do if we can not stop it? Zach Stafford the Editor-in-Chief of INTO a digital magazine from GRINDR and he took a look at the current state of Chicago’s Boystown one of the country’s oldest gayborhoods, and the first one to…
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How To Become a (Democratic) Party Animal
The discussion about the relevance of Gay Bars in today’s culture rears its head every time yet another one closes its doors for the last time. Spiralling costs are always mentioned, but most of the time Grindr and other online hookup sites take the bulk of the blame. Sometimes it is simply easier for…
