On Saturday morning, groundbreaking experimental pop artist and producer Sophie Xeon, more known mononymously as SOPHIE tragically died in what her publicist described as a “terrible accident.” According to the official statement, “true to her spirituality, [SOPHIE] had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell. She will always be here with…
NEW YORK’S LGBTQ FILM FESTIVAL October 23-29, 2019 Locations: VA Theatre – 333 W 23rd St. Cinépolis – Chelsea 260 W 23rd St. The LGBT Community Center – 208 W 13th St. New York’s LGBTQ film festival kicked off its week-long celebration dedicated to representing women, men, and non-binary people in the LGBTQ community through…
NYC Pride 2017 consisted of many events, but the most anticipated event is the Pride March down 5th Avenue that ends on Christopher Street. The 48th NYC Pride March began and ended at a rainbow crosswalk and minutes before the march at the front line, motorcycles adorned in rainbow decor were parked in formation. Once it…
The 2016 Oscar nominations were released today and with the announcement came several surprises and controversies. While everyone expected Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s The Revenant to score at least a few nods, the icy frontier tale actually led the pack with nominations in twelve categories including best picture and best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio. This is DiCaprio’s fifth…
Heading to the bathroom is a simple task for most people but for transgender men and women in our society it is a daily struggle. The walk to a door marked with recognizable signage—a stick figure with or without a triangle dress—is one more way that transgender people, especially transgender youth have to define who they are.…
Robyn Renee Hasty : “Z” Pioneer Works, Center for Art and Innovation 159 Pioneer St. Brooklyn, 11231 June 11th to July 12th Robyn Renee Hasty’s exhibit, “Z”, brings together old art techniques with new vocabulary to engage in the eternal dialogue on the social construction of gender. Artist and teaching resident during the past year at Pioneer Works, Hasty’s newest works is a group…
