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Season 2 of our Positive Voices podcast is coming to a close, and it’s been an enlightening ride with hosts Tei Pearson and Malachi Stewart as they encourage those with HIV to seek treatment, care, and community. By providing a platform for others to speak about their experiences, the audience has learned a lot along…
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This year was a tough one. In 2023, doom scrolling became a regular part of our daily routines. There was a lot to take in with news of war in Ukraine, impending presidential elections at home, and more. But there were also some high points. In this article, we’ll look back at 2023 and its…
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Each November 20th, the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) offers a solemn moment to honor and remember the transgender and gender non-conforming individuals who lost their lives to violence. As we approach the end of 2023, it’s vital to remember those we’ve lost, recognize the ongoing struggle for trans rights and safety, and reaffirm our…
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The bustling streets of DC hold more than just political intrigue and monumental history. They carry stories of love, resistance, and community, much of which has been fostered within the walls of the city’s LGBT centers. In honor of LGBT Center Awareness Day, let’s celebrate the amazing work being done by LGBTQ centers in our…
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As we NuNu and I began our platform Wait! Don’t Do It, all we had was a microphone and a dream. We never conceptualized what our mission was or where we wanted to go with it, but we knew we had an experience to share. We hoped that our opinions would be echoed back to…
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Our time is here, queers! It’s LGBTQ Pride Month. Don we now our gayest apparel to hit the rainbow-lined streets to celebrate our beautifully vibrant community. Here in the District, we are in the throws of the Capital Pride Celebration with the blockbuster weekend of festivities in sight. This year, the theme is “Peace Love…
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In my experience, nothing creates more distress, curiosity, and pleasure in a man than when “anal sex” enters the discussion. Perhaps because it is synonymous with unnecessary “pain” and homosexuality. The sexual act is spoken of in secret in the Latino community; however, what if I told you that this sexual act has been around…
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As a child of the ‘80s and a teen of the ‘90s, my sexuality was shaped by the many iconic pop stars whose voices gyrated and vogued their way through the car radio. Janet Jackson and Madonna declared a sense of power over their bodies and sexuality, singing about aspects of of the erotic that…
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Nothing tests a new marriage quite like spending roughly 90-95% of your time together. Add in a historic breakdown of our democracy and the highest unemployment rates since 1948, and it becomes easy to see how the pandemic caused a spike in global divorce and breakup rates. While we’ve had our fair share of stress…
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For Pride Month this year, Sexual + Being commissioned pieces from four different people about how they feel about the LGBTIA+ identifiers that most closely align with their identities. This is the first, L: Lesbian. Back in the ‘90s, we’d line in rows: one for boys and one for girls. Already, first grade, even then,…
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