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Nightshots: QiQi Cabaret Cucchella Edition
It was a Cucci takeover of the monthly QTPOC dance party and variety show at Timbre Room for QiQi Cabaret Cucchella Edition. Resident Act LÜCHi did double duty as your host this month. They were joined by Featured artists Thadayus and Angel Baby Kill Kill Kill, along with DJ PAPI.WAV and Special Guest Ladie Chablis. It was a night to remember, and we’ve got the pics to prove it!
Protections for Homeless Trans People Are Few and Far Between
Research shows that trans people experience high rates of discrimination in housing and shelter services, exacerbating their already elevated rates of homelessness.
The 10-year Challenge and the Rise of Femmephobia
For many, the body image expectations brought on by the 10 year challenge may feel more self-denigrating than celebratory
Gender-neutral Toys and Changing How We Teach Femininity
Gender neutrality represents the absence of gender – not the tolerance of different gender expression. If we emphasize only the former, I believe femininity and the people who express it will remain devalued.
Three Drag Queens Working For A Better World
For some queens, though, drag is about more than just developing a persona and lip-syncing to dance hits on stage. Meet three drag queens who have combined activism with drag, and have fought for everything from queer and trans rights to anti-violence efforts.
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QUEER AND TRANS MIGRANTS DISCOVER COMMUNITY AT MEXICO’S HOUSE OF WOMEN
by Alice Driver | Oct 9, 2019
Floriberta Roberto, 37, has a shy smile, but when 28-year-old Kataleya Nativi makes her laugh, Roberto opens her mouth to reveal the letters F and R in gold, punctuated by a zirconia stud on her two front teeth. Roberto, who is from an Indigenous community in rural Guatemala, had never had an interaction with a trans woman before meeting Nativi, who is from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and is wearing a skort with her name painted on it in rainbow colors on this day in August. The two met in Tapachula, Mexico, at T’ja Xuj, which means “House of Women” in the language of the Indigenous Mam of Guatemala.
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Angelica Ross To Host Presidential Candidate Forum On LGBTQ Issues
Actress and trans activist Angelica Ross, the breakout star of the history-making FX series Pose, has been announced as the host of the upcoming 2020 Presidential Candidate Forum on LGBTQ Issues.
Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory: Self-Portrait As Self-Therapy
Almodóvar’s endlessly self-referential films, though they are able to stand alone, have always gained when viewed in the context of the artist’s life and body of work. Pain and Glory is no exception.
“Queer Eye” And The Neoliberal Myth Of The Self-Made Man
Netflix’s revamp of the classic makeover show Queer Eye, originally called Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, has received rave reviews. In the eight-episode first season, the “Fab Five” — gay men who are experts in grooming, fashion, culture, design and cooking — pile into a new pick-up truck to scour the Atlanta area for lonely and messy men.
Billy Porter Makes History With Emmy Nomination
The Television Academy just announced the nominees for the 71st Emmy Awards, including several noms for queer folks like Billy Porter, the first openly gay Black man to be nominated for Lead Actor in a Drama.