Visits: 26 Xavier Cruz and JP Gomez, a married gay couple, knew discrimination against the L.G.B.T.Q. community had become widespread. But as owners of Barba Grooming Boutique, a salon in Manhattan, they thought their industry was largely immune. So in …
The Bar That Will Do Anything to Make You Feel ‘Insane and Alive’
Visits: 46 Singers has played host to sauna raves, pop-up petting zoos and the most perfectly deranged Olympic Games imaginable: cigarette races. Maybe you’ve seen it on social media? That delightfully absurd scene: a dozen or so people, tightly packed …
Why My Father Called Me Son, Daughter, He, She and It
Visits: 31 As my father lost his memory, he began to regard my gender as increasingly fluid. My father and I were in Starbucks about a year after he learned he had Alzheimer’s when he looked me up and down …
A Trans Model Fleeing the ‘Trap of Respectability’
Visits: 34 A candid new memoir by Geena Rocero, a model and producer who started her career on the pageant circuit in her native Philippines, recounts the pleasures and pitfalls of living openly. Geena Rocero can stop traffic. This is more …
Content Creator Gabe Adams-Wheatley On Her Makeup Journey
Visits: 25PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN L MARSHALL VIA GETTYThe beauty maven has garnered over four million followers on TikTok, where she shares a plethora of videos creating different makeup looks. By Odessa Paloma Parker Date March 17, 2023 Facebook Twitter “Journey” …
My Story: A Flick of Eyeliner Gives Indigenous Trans Writer Arielle Twist the Power to be Her Truest Self
Visits: 34Photograph by Tenille Campbell. Design by Danielle Campbell.Welcome to My Story, our series dedicated to creatives of colour and their paths to success. By championing these diverse stories and backgrounds, we hope that our understanding of the cultural conversations …
12 Fashion Documentaries You Can Stream Right Now
Visits: 45Photo by Anne Deniau/McQueenFrom Alexander McQueen to Nike Air Jordans to Helmut Newton, these fashion documentaries span a wide range of subjects. By Pahull Bains Date August 17, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter We may not be heading back to movie …