Introducing an incredible online pop-up event with items curated by trans entrepreneurs and allies to benefit the Transgender Law Center. Continue reading Online Trans-led Pop Up Shop To Benefit Trans Law Center
On Sunday, the 21st of October 2018, I woke up in AD’s bed to my phone alarm, but my phone was wedged between his bed and the wall. I stuck my arm in the tiny gap and felt for the buzzing while the “Morning Flower” tone chimed repeatedly. It was enough to give anyone a headache. Awake for not even 30 seconds and having to search for a phone in this dark crevice? No thanks. I’d rather stay asleep. Continue reading I Am You, We Are Human [An Essay by Skylar Bauer]
Music that tells a deep personal story is music that is worth celebrating. It takes courage for a songwriter to be completely open and vulnerable and sing about something that has personally effected them on a human level. Angela Harris sings with courage and strength on “I Want Them Gone” to deliver the world a song that is both emotionally intense and meaningful. The twangy … Continue reading Angela Harris Sings Powerful Song about Depression (+ Playlist of Songs Relating to Mental Illnesses)
C-Dup’s ‘Candy’ is engaging, dense rap music with a very cool production technique. “This beat fireeee,” this artist says of his work. The slow and smooth vocal sample he uses as the base for the track is distorted in a way imbues the whole track with a fuzzy retro sensibility. Continue reading C-Dup’s ‘Candy’ Is Fluttering, Dense Rap with an Old-New Dichotomy
“Old Faded Flag” from Brooklyn-based band Common Jack is a timely political statement about homophobia, sexual assault, and sexism, but more than anything, the song asks us to pay attention to those around us and show them love, no matter how different they are from us. This classic folky song starts with a beautiful piano tapping simple chords and swells seamlessly to this heart … Continue reading Common Jack Calls for Empathy with “Old Faded Flag”
“I was 18 when I began combat duty and woke up every day thinking that I was going to die for a political cause that I didn’t fully understand and still don’t.” – John Mitchell Continue reading The Major Seconds Release Emotionally Charged Debut Single “Angelo”
The march for equal rights has been going on forever and Madeleine Roger sings about wanting to see a real shift during her lifetime. Continue reading Madeleine Roger has a Powerful Voice in the Fight for Gender Equality
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The three-letter word echoes in my head until it sounds foreign. It feels like toxic sludge, slowly seeping through every minute crack in my brain, infecting every centimeter. Continue reading Blue, Pink, White, Pink, Blue [Poem] by Skylar Bauer
All the music that members of the queer community are currently stuck on from Radiohead to Young Thug to Troye Sivan! Hear the songs and why our community loves these songs… Continue reading Hear the Songs that the Queer Community Can’t Get Enough Of!
“You are going to travel all over the world spreading awareness about the LGBTQ community and people are going to fall in love with your music and your words. Those lyrics will help carry people…and remind them to never give up.” Continue reading Ryan Cassata Reads Letter to His Younger Self to Inspire Others to Never Give Up (RTP Is Open To Submissions!)
