March 2022

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: The Representation of Black Trans Women Through Pose

Entertainment, Opinion /

Directed by LGBTQ+ icons like Steven Canals, Ryan Murphy and Janet Mock, groundbreaking FX hit drama series “Pose” tells the story of the New York LGBTQ+ ballroom scene of the 80’s. Focusing on the lives of five dynamic Trans women, Pose centers the story of Blanca Evangelista (played by MJ Rodriguez) and her journey of

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Celebrating LGBTQ+ legacy.

Celebrating Legacy: Honoring Transgender and Nonbinary Icons Throughout History

Can I Speak Freely, Lifestyle /

Growing up a young Black queer trans child wasn’t always easy. Navigating the often complex and unfamiliarity of sexuality and gender without community and without images of self was difficult. For it is in seeing images of one’s self reflected back to you that we are able to envision the future. It is these images

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AL East Preview

Sports /

Winter has given way to Spring and that means baseball is back! Over the next week or two we’ll be breaking down each division and predicting the order in which they will finish. At the end we’ll take a crack at predicting who will win it all come October. But for now, we will settle

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Dealing with Depression: Unpacking the Stigma of Mental Health in The Black Community

Health & Fitness /

While being a Black person living in America does come with many joys, like the beauty of our community or the uniqueness of our cultures, being Black in America is not an experience of only sunshine and rainbows. From the systemic racism that plagues our society to the compacted experience of other intersections such as

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Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Don’t Protect Kids, They Only Harm Them

Can I Speak Freely /

Since the beginning of 2022, the nation has seen an increase of anti-LGBTQ+ bills, many specifically targeting some of the most vulnerable among, us like transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive youth.  2022 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills so Far  In FloridaMany of the bills above masquerade the outright discrimination of trans youth as means of “saving” or “protecting,”

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Women Are on Fire!

Black History /

Women are not only breaking glass ceilings in the corporate and business world, but women are also making inroads at previously male-dominated fields, from sanitation workers, police officers to fire fighters! Yes, firefighters! And so, my featured story begins. On Mach 8, 2022, in Brooklyn, New York, the FDNY welcomed 291 probationary firefighters at a

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